Fauna List (PDF 1.3 MB)

Animals of Semi-evergreen Vine ThicketBIRDSParrotsRed-winged parrotAustralian king-parrotTurquoise parrotPale-headed rosellaEastern rosellaCrimson rosellaEastern ringneckScaly-breasted lorikeet ERainbow Lorikeet EMusk LorikeetELittle LorikeetECockatoosCockatielLittle corellaGalahSulphur-crested cockatooGlossy black-cockatooGround feeding and low nesting birdsAustralian brush-turkeyEBush stone-curlewEmuPheasant coucalESpotted quail-thrushKing quailStubble quailBrown quailPainted button-quailRed-chested button-quailLittle button-quailTawny grassbirdGround feeding birdsApostle birdWhite-winged choughsDiamond doveCrested pigeonBar-shouldered dovePeaceful doveWonga pigeonECommon bronzewingGrey-crowned babblerWhite-browed babblerRed-browed finchSuperb fairy-wrenVariegated fairy-wrenAerial feeding birdsDusky woodswallowWhite-breasted woodswallowWhite-browed woodswallowMasked woodswallowBlack-faced woodswallowLittle woodswallowESatin flycatcherRestless flycatcherLeaden flycatcherGrey fantailWillie wagtailRufous fantailRainbow bee-eaterDollarbirdWelcome swallowFairy martinTree martinFork-tailed swiftWhite-throated needletailMedium to large bush birdsLaughing kookaburraSacred kingfisherGrey butcherbirdPied butcherbirdAustralian ravenPied currawongCommon koel EChannel-billed cuckoo EFan-tailed cuckooBrush cuckoo EHorsfield’s bronze-cuckooShining bronze-cuckoo EPallid cuckooBlack-eared cuckooSpeckled warblerEEastern shrike-titBrown treecreeper WBrown treecreeper(eastern subspecies)EWhite-throated treecreeper EEastern spinebillSpiny-cheeked honeyeaterRed wattlebird ENoisy minerLittle friarbirdNoisy friarbirdBlack honeyeater WBlue-faced honeyeaterBrown honeyeaterYellow-faced honeyeater EFuscous honeyeater EWhite-eared Honeyeater E HWhite-plumed honeyeaterSinging honeyeaterLewin’s honeyeaterEBrown-headed honeyeaterBlack-chinned honeyeaterEWhite-naped honeyeater EPainted honeyeaterW2KEY:Species, population or community listed as vulnerable or endangered under the EPBC and/or TSC ActSpecies listed as migratory under the EPBC ActSpecies identified as present or returning to vegetation communities in good conditionN, E, S, W = Regional extent – North, East, South, West of Border Rivers-Gwydir catchment areaH = found at high altitude

MAMMALSStriped honeyeaterGolden whistlerRufous whistlerEastern yellow robinHooded robinRed-capped robin WBlack-faced cuckoo-shrikeWhite-bellied cuckoo-shrikeGrey shrike-thrushWhite-winged trillerCicadabirdOlive-backed orioleTerrestrial (land dwelling)Yellow-footed antechinusCommon dunnartEastern grey kangarooCommon wallarooBlack-striped wallabyBrush-tailed rock-wallabyRed-necked wallabySwamp wallabySpotted-tailed quollShort-beaked echidnaE143Small bush birdsInland thornbillStriated thornbill EYellow thornbillYellow-rumped thornbillBrown thornbill EBuff-rumped thornbillWestern gerygoneWhite-throated gerygone ESpotted pardaloteStriated pardaloteWhite-browed scrubwren EChestnut-rumped heathwren EWeebillMistletoebirdVaried sittellaSilvereyeBirds of preyCollared sparrowhawkBrown goshawkWedge-tailed eaglePacific bazaSpotted harrierBlack-shouldered kiteWhistling kiteBlack kiteLittle eagleSquare-tailed kiteBrown falconNankeen kestrelAustralian hobbyPeregrine falconBlack falconNocturnal birdsBarn owlSouthern boobookBarking owlTawny frogmouthAustralian owlet-nightjarWhite-throated nightjar E HArboreal (tree dwelling)KoalaSquirrel gliderFeathertail gliderSugar gliderCommon brushtail possumCommon ringtail possomBatsMicrobatsLarge-eared pied batGould’s wattled batChocolate wattled batLittle pied batEastern bent-wing batEastern horseshoe batLesser long-eared batGould’s long-eared batGreater long-eared batInland broad-nosed batLittle broad-nosed batEastern cave batLittle forest batHairy-nosed freetail batNSouthern freetail batInland freetail batWhite-striped freetail-batYellow-bellied sheathtail-batMegabatsGrey-headed flying-foxLittle red flying-foxIntroducedEuropean cattleGoatDingoDomestic dogFoxDeerHorseCatBrown hareRabbitHouse mouseBlack ratPig6Photo Key:1 Bush turkeyRosie Nicolai2 Square-tailed kitePhotographer: Iestyn Taylor3 Brown falconPhotographer: Iestyn Taylor4 Striated pardalotePhotographer: Iestyn Taylor575 Brushtail possumPhotographer: Phil Spark6 Yellow footed antechinusPhotographer: Phil Spark7 Greater long eared batPhotographer: Phil Spark

REPTILESDragonsJacky lashtail ENobbi lashtail EBurn’s dragonEastern bearded dragonTurtlesEastern snake-necked turtleSnakesEastern small-blotched pythonMurray/Darling carpet pythonGreen tree snakeESouthern death adderEYellow-faced whip snakeRed-naped snakePale-headed snakeSpotted black snakeRed-bellied black snakeEastern brown snakeEastern shovel-nosed snakeVariable black-naped snakeCurl snakeEastern bandy-bandyN89Eastern water-skinkBar sided forest-skinkSouth-eastern slider EWood mulch-sliderEastern robust sliderTree-base litter-skink ECommon dwarf skinkSouth eastern morethia skinkCommon bluetongueShingleback lizardGoannasLace monitorBlind SnakesProng-snouted blind snakeBlackish blind snake EProximus blind snake EBrown-snouted blind snakeGeckosEastern stone geckoEastern spiny-tailed geckoDubious dtellaVaried dtella WPrickly geckoZigzag velvet geckoERobust velvet geckoSouthern spotted velvet gecko EThick-tailed geckoBorder thick-tailed geckoELegless lizardsBurton’s snake-lizardSkinksTwo-clawed worm-skinkSouthern rainbow-skink ETussock rainbow-skink EShiny-palmed shinning-skink WCream-striped shinning-skink ERobust ctenotusCunningham’s spiny-tailed skinkTree-crevice skinkN E101211AMPHIBIANSEphemeral dams, ponds, wetlandsFrogs & frogletsRough frogGreen tree frogBroad-palmed frogPeron’s tree frogDesert tree frogEastern sign-bearing frogletCommon eastern frogletBullfrogLong-thumbed frogOrnate burrowing frogSpotted marsh frogNorthern banjo frogPainted burrowing frogToads & toadletsBibron’s toadletSmooth toadletWrinkled toadletKEY:Species, population or community listed as vulnerable or endangered under the EPBC and/or TSC ActSpecies listed as migratory under the EPBC ActSpecies identified as present or returning to vegetation communities in good conditionN, E, S, W = Regional extent – North, East, South, West of Border Rivers-Gwydir catchment areaH = found at high altitudePhoto Key:8 Pale headed snake9 Eastern bandy bandy10 Eastern spiny tailed gecko11 Green tree and Desert tree frog12 Broad palmed frogPhotographer of all photos on this page: Phil Spark