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624172 Book that bird! : a checklist for recording Western Australian bird sightings / compiled by Kevin Kenneally and Kevin Coate

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND WI LDLIFE

OBSERVER

Publisher: Department of Environment and Conservation 17 Dick Perry Avenue, KENSI NGTON, Western Australia 6151 .

Managing Editor: Ron Kawalilak Cover: Immature Lesser Frigatebirds and a Brown Booby on nests amongst beach sp inifex (Spinifex /ongifolius) on the Lacepede Islands, West Kimberl ey. Photo: Kevi n Coate Design and Illustrations: Gooitzen van der Meer

ISBN 978-0-7309-7612-7

First published: 1996 Reprinted: 1998 Revised edition: 2001 Reprinted: 2003 Revised edition: 2009

ABOUT THIS BIRD LIST

Birdwatching is a captivating pastime with more and more people, young and old, becoming involved. There are many excellent bird books and identification field guides, including the Department of Environment and Conservation's 'Bush Book' series to assist in distinguishing one bird from another. Volunteers with the departmen;'s LANDSCOPE Expeditions indicated a need for a State checklist to record their bird sightings. Avid birdwa tchers and beginners alike will find this list easy to use.

This checklist of Western Australian birds does not include rare vagrants. In this edition of Book that Bird! we have adopted the .Christidis and Boles (2008) classification to provide uniformity with 'Birds Australia' who are also using this list. For a complete list of birds recorded for Austra lia, readers should consult Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds by Les Christidis and Walter Boles published in 2008 by CSIRO Publishing (www.publish.csiro.au/pid/5702.htm). In our list, naturalised species are indicated by an asterisk(*). It should be noted that the Rainbow Lorikeet, although introduced in the south-west of the State, is native to the Kimberley.

This list will help you to maintain a record of birds observed, not only from your backyard, but from the many and va ried habitats in the suburbs, southern forests, Goldfields, deserts, Pilbara and Kimberley. Bi rds commonly encountered on Christmas and Cocos islands have been included because of their proximty to Western Australia.

Over time the species recorded can provide valuable information on bird numbers, seasonal changes or fluctuations in distribution as well as information on times of breeding. Reliable, long-term observations from any area provide useful information for developing conservation strategies. For the traveller, the checklist provides a convenient and permanent method of recording information that may otherwise be lost.

However, Book that Bird I does not replace the need to carry a notebook in wh ich you can record more detailed notes on individual bird observations from a range of areas.

It is suggested that a new column be used for each locality or day of observation. INDEX TO BI RDS Space is provided at the front of the booklet to record the area covered, route details or specific localities (including Global Positioning System (GPS) for latitude and Albatrosses 11 Drongo 27 longitude). A table is provided on page 32 for more detailed bird records including Avocet 16 Ducks 9 numbers observed and breeding information. Babblers 25 Eagles 14

Baza 14 Egrets 13 Although most native animals in Western Australia are nocturnal, a list of those more Bee-eater 21 Emu 9

likely to be encountered on bush walks or at night while spotlighting, is included on Bellbird 26 Emu-wrens 22

pages 33 and 34. A list of the most common feral an imals occurring in the State is Bitterns 13 Fairy-wrens 22

provided on page 36. Space for any reptile records is provided on page 35. Boobies 12 Falcons 15 Bowerbirds 22 Fantails 27

We would appreciate feedback from users on any modifications or additions to the Bristlebird 22 Fieldwren 22

checklist you would find useful. Please send any information or suggestions to the Brolga 15 Fig bird 26

address below. Happy birding! Budgerigar 19 Finches 29 Bush lark 28 Flycatchers 27 Bustard 15 Friarbirds 24

Kevin Kenneally and Kevin Coate Butcherbirds 27 Frigatebirds 12 Button-Quails 18 Frog mouths 11 Buzzard 14 Galah 19

LANDSCOPE Expeditions Chats 24 Gannet 12 Department of Environment and Conservation Cicadabird 25 Geese 9 Locked Bag 29 Cisticolas 28 Gerygones 23 BENTLEY DC Cockatiel 19 Godwits 17 WA 6983 Cockatoos 19 Goshawks 14 landscopeexpeditions@dec.wa.gov.au Coot 15 Grassbirds 28

Corellas 19 Grasswren 22 Cormorants 13 Grebes 10 Coucal 20 Greenshank 17 (rakes 15 Gulls 18 Crows 27 Harriers 14 Cuckoos 20 Heathwrens 22 Cuckoo-shrikes 25 Herons 13 Curlews 17 Hobby 15 Currawong 27 Honeyeaters 24 Darter 13 Ibises 14 Dollarbird 21 Island Thrush 29 Dotterels 16 Jacana 16 Doves 10 Jacky Winter 27 Dowitcher 17 Jaegers 18

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Junglefowls 9 Quail-thrushes 25 Trillers 25 Kestrel 15 Rails 15 Tropicbirds 10 Kingfishers 21 Raven 27 Turnstone 17 Kites 14 Redthroat 23 Wagtails 30 Knots 17 Reed-Warblers 28 Waterfowl 9 Koel 20 Robins 28 Waterhen 15 Kookaburras 21 Ruff 18 Wattlebirds 24 Lapwings 16 Sanderling 17 Wedgebill 25 Lorikeets 19 Sandpipers 17 Weebill 23 Magpie 27 Scrub-bird 21

Whimbrel 17 Magpie-lark 27 Scrubwren 22 Manni kins 29 Shearwaters 11

Whipbird 25

Martins 29 Shrike-thrushes 26 Whistlers 26

Miner 24 Shrike-nt 26 White-eyes 28

Mistletoe bird 29 Sittella 25 White/aces 23

Moorhen 15 Skua 18 Willie Wagtail 27

Moundbuilders 9 Snipe 16 Woodswal lows 26

Native-hen 15 Song larks 28 Nightjars 11 Sparrowhawk 14 Orioles 26 Sparrows 29 Osprey 14 Spinebill 24 Owls 21 Spinifexbird 28 Oystercatchers 16 Spoonbills 14 Painted Snipe 16 Stilts 16 Pardalotes 23 Stints 17 Parrots 19 Stone-curlews 16 Pelican 13 Stork 13 Penguin 12 Storm-Petrels 11 Petrels 11 Swallows 29 Phalarope 18 Swamphen 15 Pigeons 10 Swans 9 Pipit 30 Swih 11 Pitta 21 Swiftlet 11 Plovers 16 Tattler 17 Pratincoles 18 Terns 18 Prion 11 Thornbills 23 Quails 9 Treecreepers 22

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1. Date Time 5. Date Time

Habitat Habitat

Locality Locality

GPS GPS

2. Date Time 6. Date Time

Habitat Habitat

Locality Locality

GPS GPS

3. Date Time 7. Date Time

Habitat ___________________ _ Habitat ___________________ _

Locality ___________________ _ Locality ___________________ _

GPS _ _ _ _________________ _ GPS __________ _________ _

4. Date Time 8. Date Time

Habitat ___________________ _ Habitat ___________________ _

Locality ____________________ _ Locality ___________________ _

GPS ___________________ _ GPS ____________________ _

6 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9. Date Time

EMU Habitat __________________ _

Emu Loca lity __________ ________ _

MOUNDBUILDERS, QUAILS, JUNGLEFOWLS GPS _________________ _

Malleefowl

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

Stubble Quail

10. Date / Time Brown Quail

Habitat __________________ _ King Quail

Locality __________________ _ Red Junglefowl

GPS __________________ _ Green Junglefowl

WATERFOWL-GEESE, DUCKS, SWANS

Magpie Goose

11 . Date I Time Plumed Whistling-Duck

Habitat _ _________________ _ Wandering Whistling-Duck

Locality __________________ _ Musk Duck

Freckled Duck GPS __________________ _ Cape Barren Goose

Black Swan

*Mute Swan 12. Date / Time

Radjah Shelduck Habitat __________________ _

Austra lian Shelduck Local ity __________________ _

Austra lian Wood Duck GPS ___________________ _

Pink-eared Duck

Green Pygmy-goose

Garganey

Australasian Shoveler

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Grey Teal Bar-shouldered Dove

Chestnut Teal Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

Pacific Black Duck Christmas Isle Imperial-Pigeon

Hardhead Pied Imperia l-Pigeon

Blue-billed Duck FROGMOUTHS, NIGHTJARS

TROPICBIRDS Tawny Frogmouth

Red-tailed Tropicbird Spotted Nightjar

White-tailed Tropicbird Australian Owlet-nightjar

GREBES SWIFTLET, SWIFT c-

Australasian Grebe Glossy Swiftlet

Hoary-headed Grebe Fork-tai led Swift

Great Crested Grebe STORM-PETRELS

PIGEONS, DOVES Wilson's Storm-Petrel

* Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) White-faced Storm-Petrel

*Laughing Dove Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

*Spotted Dove ALBATROSSES

Emera ld Dove Wandering Albatross

Common Bronzewing Royal Albatross

Brush Bronzewing Black-browed Albatross

Flock Bronzewing Shy Albatross

Crested Pigeon Grey-headed Albatross

Spinifex Pigeon Yellow-nosed Albatross

Partridge Pigeon Sooty Albatross

White-quilled Rock-Pigeon PETRELS, PRION, SHEARWATERS Diamond Dove Southern Giant-Petrel

Peaceful Dove Cape Petrel

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Blue Petrel DARTER

Slender-billed Prion Australasian Darter

White-chinned Petrel CORMORANTS

Bulwers Petrel Little Pied Cormorant

Wedge-tailed Shearwater Great Cormorant

Flesh-footed Shearwater Little Black Cormorant

Short-tailed Shearwater Pied Cormorant

Streaked Shearwater Black-faced Cormorant

Hutton's Shearwater PELICAN

Little Shearwater Australian Pelican

Soft-plumaged Petrel STORK Hera ld Petrel Black-necked Stork

Great-winged Petrel BITTERNS, HERONS, EGRETS PENGUIN Australasian Bittern

Little Penguin Australian Little Bittern

FRIGATEBIRDS Black Bittern

Lesser Frigatebird White-necked Heron

Great Frigatebird Eastern Great Egret

Christmas Island Frigatebird Intermediate Egret

BOOBIES, GANNET Great-billed Heron

Abbott's Booby Cattle Eqret

Australasian Gannet Striated Heron

Masked Booby Pied Heron

Red-footed Booby White-faced Heron

Brown Booby Little Egret

Eastern Reel Egret

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Nankeen Night-Heron Wedqe-tai led Eaqle

IBISES, SPOONBILLS Little Eagle

Glossy Ibis FALCONS, KESTREL, HOBBY

Austra lian White Ibis Nankeen Kestrel

Straw-necked Ibis Brown Fa lcon

Royal Spoonbill Australian Hobby

Yel low-billed Spoonbi ll Grey Falcon

OSPREY, KITES, BUZZARD, BAZA, EAGLES, GOSHAWKS, Black Falcon

SPARROWHAWK, HARRIERS Peregrine Falcon

Eastern Osprey BROLGA Black-shouldered Kite Brolga

Letter-winged Kite SWAMPHEN, RAILS, (RAKES, WATERHEN, NATIVE-HEN,

Square-tailed Kite MOORHEN, COOT

Black-breasted Buzzard Purple Swamphen

Pacific Baza Chestnut Rai l

White-bellied Sea-Eag le Buff-banded Rail

Whistling Kite Baillon's (rake

Brahminy Kite Australian Spotted Crake

Black Kite Spotl ess (ra ke

Brown Goshawk White-brewed Crake

Collared Sparrowhawk White-breasted Waterhen

Va ri able Goshawk Black-tailed Native-hen

Grey Goshawk Dusky Moorhen

Spotted Harrier Eurasian Coot

Swamp Harrier BUSTARD Red Goshawk Australian Bustard

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

STONE-CURLEWS, OYSTERCATCHERS Latham's Snipe

Bush Stone-curlew Pin-tailed Snipe

Beach Stone-curlew Swinhoe's Snipe

Australian Pied Oystercatcher GODWITS, CURLEWS, WHIMBREL, SANDPIPERS, TATTLER,

Sooty Oystercatcher

STILTS, AVOCET, PLOVERS, DOTTERELS, LAPWINGS

GREENSHANK, TURNSTONE, DOWITCHER, KNOTS, SANDERLING, STINTS Black-tailed Godwit

Black-winged Stilt Bar-tailed Godwit

Red-necked Avocet Little Curlew

Banded Stilt Whimbrel

Pacific Golden Plover Eastern Curlew

Grey Plover

Red-capped Plover

Double-banded Plover

Lesser Sand Plover

Terek Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Grey-tai led Tattler

Common Greenshank Greater Sand Plover

Oriental Plover Marsh Sandpiper

Common Redshank Inland Dotterel

Black-fronted Dotterel

Hooded Plover

Wood Sandpiper

Ruddy Turnstone

Asian Dowitcher Red-kneed Dotterel

Great Knot Banded Lapwing

Red Knot Masked Lapwing

JACANA Sanderling

Little Stint Comb-crested Jacana

Red-necked Stint PAINTED SNIPE, SNIPE Australian Painted Snipe

Long-toed Stint

Pectoral Sandpiper

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Fairy Tern

Curlew Sandpiper Gull-billed Tern

Broad-billed Sandpiper Caspian Tern

RUFF, PHALAROPE Whiskered Tern

Ruff White-winged Black Tern

Red-necked Phalarope Roseate Tern

BUTTON-QUAILS Common Tern

Red -backed Button-quail Arctic Tern

Chestnut-backed Button-quail Lesser Crested Tern

Painted Button-quail Crested Tern

Red-chested Button-qua il Pacific Gull

Li ttle Button-qua il Kelp Gull

PRATINCOLES Silver Gull

Oriental Pratincole COCKATOOS, GALAH, CORELLAS, COCKATIEL, LORIKEETS, Australian Pratincole PARROTS, BUDGERIGAR SKUA, JAEGERS, TERNS, GULLS Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Brown Skua Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo

Pomarine Jaeger Baudin's Black-Cockatoo

Arctic Jaeger Major Mitchell's Cockatoo

Common Noddy Galah

Black Noddy *Long-billed Corella

Lesser Noddy Western Corella

White Te rn Little Corella

Bridled Tern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Sooty Tern Cockatiel

Little Tern *Rainbow Lorikeet

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Varied Lorikeet Pallid Cuckoo

Purple-crowned Lorikeet Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Red -winged Parrot Brush Cuckoo

Regent Parrot Oriental Cuckoo

Princess Parrot OWLS

Northern Rosella Rufous Owl

Western Rosel la Barking Owl

Austral ian Ringneck Southern Boobook

Red-capped Parrot Christmas Island Hawk-Owl

Blue Bonnet Masked Owl

Mulga Parrot Eastern Barn Owl

Budgerigar Eastern Grass Owl

Bourke's Parrot KINGFISHERS, KOOKABURRAS, BEE-EATER, DOLLARBIRD

Elegant Parrot Azure Kingfisher

Rock Parrot *Laughing Kookaburra

Scarlet-chested Parrot Blue-winged Kookaburra

Ground Parrot Red-backed Kingfisher

Night Parrot Sacred Kingfisher

COUCAL, CUCKOOS, KOEL Collared Kingfisher

Pheasant Coucal Rainbow Bee-eater

Asian (or Common) Koel Dollarbird

Channel-billed Cuckoo PITTA

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Rainbow Pitta

Black-eared Cuckoo SCRUB-BIRD

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Noisy Scrub-bird

Little Bronze-Cuckoo

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

TREECREEPERS Rufous Fieldwren

White-browed Treecreeper REDTHROAT, WEEBILL, GERYGONES

Black-tailed Treecreeper Redthroat

Rufous Treecreeper Weebill

BOWER BIRDS Mangrove Gerygone

Western Bowerbird Western Gerygone

Great Bowerbird Dusky Gerygone

FAIRY-WRENS, EMU-WRENS, GRASSWRENS Large-billed Gerygone

Splendid Fai ry-wren Green-backed Gerygone

Purple-crowned Fairy-wren White-throated Gerygone

Red-backed Fairy-wren THORNBILLS, WHITEFACES

White-winged Fairy-wren Slaty-backed Thornbill

Variegated Fairy-wren Ye llow-rumped Thornbill

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

Red-winged Fairy-wren Western Thornbi ll

Southern Emu-wren Slender-billed Thorn bill

Rufous-crowned Emu-wren Inland Thorn bill

Striated Grasswren Southern Whiteface

Thick-billed Grasswren Banded Whiteface

Dusky Grasswren PARDALOTES

Black Grasswren Spotted Pardalote

BRISTLEBIRD Red-browed Pardalote

Western Bristlebird Striated Pardalote

SCRUBWREN, HEATHWREN, FIELDWREN Wh ite-browed Scrubwren

Shy Heathwren

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

SPINEBILL, HONEYEATERS, MINER, WATTLEBIRDS, CHATS, Black Honeyeater

FRIAR BIRDS Red-headed Honeyeater

Western Spinebill Tawny-crowned Honeyeater

Pied Honeyeater Banded Honeyeater

Kimberley Honeyeater Brown Honeyeater

Singing Honeyeater New Holland Honeyeater

White-gaped Honeyeater White-cheeked Honeyeater

White-eared Honeyeater Black-chinned Honeyeater

Purple-gaped Honeyeater Brown-headed Honeyeater

Grey-headed Honeyeater White-throated Honeyeater

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater White-naped Honeyeater

Grey-fronted Honeyeater Blue-faced Honeyeater

Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Si lver-crowned Fria rbird

White-plumed Honeyeater Little Friarbird

White-fronted Honeyeater BABBLERS Yellow-throated Miner Grey-crowned Babbler

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater White-brewed Babbler

Western Wattlebird QUAIL-THRUSHES, WHIPBIRD, WEDGEBILL Red Wattlebird Chestnut Quail-thrush

Bar-breasted Honeyeater Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush

Rufous-throated Honeyeater Western Whipbird

Grey Honeyeater Chiming Wedgebi ll

Crimson Chat SITTELLA Orange Chat Varied Sittella

Yellow Chat CUCKOO-SHRIKES, CICADABIRD, TRILLERS White-fronted Chat Ground Cuckoo-shrike

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Little Woodswal low

Wh ite-bellied Cuckoo-shrike BUTCHERBIRDS, MAGPIE, CURRAWONG

Cicadabird Black Butcherbird

White-winged Triller Grey Butcherbird

Varied Triller Pied Butcherbird

SHRIKE-TIT, WHISTLERS, SHRIKE-THRUSHES, BELLBIRD Australian Magpie

Crested Shrike-tit Grey Currawong

Gilbert's Whistler DRONGO

Golden Whistler Spangled Drongo

Mangrove Golden Whistler FANTAILS, WILLIE WAGTAIL

Rufous Whistler Arafura Fantai l

Wh ite-breasted Whistler Grey Fantail

Little Shrike-thrush Mangrove Grey Fantail

Sandstone Shrike-thrush Northern Fantail

Grey Shrike-thrush Wi llie Wagtail

Crested Bel lbird RAVEN, CROWS

FIGBIRD, ORIOLES Austral ian Raven

Australasian Figbird Little Crow

Yellow Oriole Torresian Crow

Olive-backed Oriole FLYCATCHERS, MAGPIE-LARK, JACKY WINTER

WOODSWALLOWS Broad-billed Flycatcher

White-breasted Woodswallow Leaden Flycatcher

Masked Woodswal low Shining Flycatcher

White-browed Woodswallow Restless Flycatcher

Black-faced Woodswal low Magpie-lark

Dusky Woodswallow Jacky Winter

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Yellow White-eye

ROBINS Silvereye

Scarlet Robin SWALLOWS, MARTINS

Red-capped Robin White-backed Swallow

Hooded Robin Barn Swallow

Western Yel low Robin Welcome Swallow

White-b rea sted Robin Fairy Martin

Mangrove Robin Tree Martin

Buff-sided Robin Red-rumped Swal low

Southern Scrub-robin Asian House Martin

BUSHLARK ISLAND THRUSH

Horsfield's (Singing) Bushlark Island Th rush

CISTICOLAS MISTLETOEBIRD

Zitting Cisticola Mistletoebird

Golden-headed Cisticola FINCHES, MANNIKINS, SPARROWS

REED-WARBLERS Zebra Finch

Australian Reed-Warbler Double-barred Fi nch

Oriental Reed-Warbler Long-tai led Finch

GRASSBIRDS, SONGLARKS, SPINIFEXBIRD Masked Fi nch

Tawny Grassbird Crimson Finch

Little Grassbird Star Finch

Rufous Songlark Red-eared Fireta il

Brown Songlark Painted Finch

Spinifexbird Gouldian Finch

WHITE-EYES Yellow-rumped Mannikin

Ch ri stmas Island White-eye Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ADDITIONAL BIRD SIGHTINGS

* Java Sparrow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pictorella Mannikin

*EurasianTree Sparrow

PIPIT, WAGTAILS

Australasian (Richard 's) Pipit

Eastern Yellow Wagta il

Grey Wagtai l

30 31

OTHER BIRD RECORDS MAMMALS

BIRD SITE NUMBERS *BREEDING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Echidna

Western Quoll

Northern Quol l

Numbat

Northern Brown Bandicoot

Southern Brown Bandicoot

Western Pygmy Possum

Sugar Glider

Western Ringtail Possum

Honey Possum

Brushtail Possum

Brush-tailed Bettong

Agi le Wal laby

Antilopine Wallaroo

Tam mar Wallaby

Western Grey Kangaroo

Western Brush Wal laby

Common Wallaroo (Euro)

Red Kangaroo

Northern Nailtail Wa llaby

Short-eared Rock-wallaby

Nabarlek

Black-footed Rock-wallaby

Quokka

Black Flying-fox *Breeding= nest-building (nb), incubating (i) and rearing young (ry).

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 REPTILES

Little Red Flying-fox 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Spinifex Hopping Mouse

Western Pebblemound Mouse

Common Rock-rat

Kim berley Rock-rat

Water Rat

Bush Rat

Long-haired Rat

Dugong

Austra lian Sea-lion

New Zealand Fur-sea l

Dingo

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FERAL ANIMALS Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

House Mouse

Brown Rat

Black Rat

Fox

Feral Cat

Rabbit

Donkey

Camel

Pig

Goat

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Notes Notes

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