Vertebrate animals
Amphibians, reptiles and mammals based on recent observations. Bird list based Birds of Mount Annan Botanic Garden by A.J. Leishman (March 2006).
Asterisk * indicates exotic species naturalised at Mount Annan Botanic Garden.
Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals
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| Amphibians |
Class: Amphibia
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Frogs
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Order: Anura
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Tree Frogs
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Family: Hylidae
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| Bleating Tree Frog |
Litoria dentata |
| Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog |
Litoria fallax |
| Broard-palmed Frog |
Litoria latopalmata |
| Leseur's Tree Frog |
Litoria lesueri |
| Peron's Tree Frog |
Litoria peronii |
| Verreaux's Tree Frog |
Litoria verreauxii |
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Southern Frogs
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Family: Myobatrachidae
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Common Eastern froglet
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Crinia signifera
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| Eastern Banjo Frog |
Limnodynastes dumerilii
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| Striped Marsh Frog |
Limnodynastes peronii |
| Spotted Grass Frog |
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis |
| Smooth Toadlet |
Uperoleia laevigata |
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Birds
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Class: Aves
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| Pheasants, Quail |
Family: Phasianidae; |
| Brown Quail |
Coturnix ypsilophora |
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Order: Anseriformes |
| Ducks, Geese and Swans |
Family: Anatidae |
| Musk Duck |
Biziura lobata |
| Black Swan |
Cygnus atratus |
| Paradise Shelduck |
Tadorna variegata |
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Australian Wood Duck
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Chenonetta jubata |
| Freckled Duck |
Stictonetta naevosa |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
| Pacific Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
| Grey Teal |
Anas gracilis |
| Cheastnut Teal |
Anas castanea |
| Australian Shoveler |
Anas rhynchotis |
| Hardhead |
Aythya australis |
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Order: Podicipediformes |
| Grebes |
Family: Podicipedidae |
| Australasian Grebe |
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae |
| Hoary-headed Grebe |
Poliocephalus poliocephalus |
| Great-crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
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Order: Pelecaniformes |
| Cormorants |
Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| Little Pied Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos |
| Little Black Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
| Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
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| Pelicans |
Family: Pelecanidae |
| Australian Pelican |
Pelecanus conspicillatus |
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Order: Ciconiiformes |
| Herons |
Family: Ardeidae |
| White-faced Heron |
Egretta novaehollandiae |
| Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
| Intermediate Egret |
Ardea intermedia |
| Cattle Egret |
Ardea ibis |
| Nankeen Night Heron |
Nycticorax caledonicus |
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| Ibis and Spoonbills |
Family: Threskiornithidae |
| Austalian White Ibis |
Threskiornis molucca |
| Straw-necked Ibis |
Threskiornis spinicollis |
| Royal Spoonbill |
Platalea regia |
| Yellow-billed Spoonbill |
Platalea flavipes |
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Order: Falconiformes |
| Hawks and Eagles |
Family: Accipitridae |
| Pacific Baza |
Aviceda subcristata |
| Black-shouldered Kite |
Elanus axillaris |
| Whistling Kite |
Haliastur sphenurus |
| White Bellied Sea-eagle |
Haliaeetus leucogaster |
| Spotted Harrier |
Circus assimilis |
| Swamp Harrier |
Circus approximans |
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Brown Goshawk
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Accipiter fasciatus
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Grey Goshawk
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Accipiter novaehollandiae
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
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Aquila audax
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Little Eagle
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Hieraaetus morphnoides
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Falcons
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Family: Falconidae
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Brown Falcon
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Falco berigora
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Australian Hobby
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Falco longipennis
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Peregrine Falcon
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Falco peregrinus
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Nankeen Kestrel
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Falco cenchroides
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Order: Gruiformes
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Crakes and Rails
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Family: Rallidae
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Buff-banded Rail
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Gallirallus philippenis
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Baillon's Crake
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Porzana pusilla
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Purple Swamphen
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Porphyrio porphyrio
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Dusky Moorhen
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Gallinula tenebrosa
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Eurasian Coot
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Fulica atra
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Order Turniciformes
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Button Quails
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Family: Turnicidae
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Painted Button-quail
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Turnix varia
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Order: Charadriiformes
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Waders and Gulls
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Family: Scolopacidae
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| Latham's Snipe |
Gallinago hardwickii |
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Family: Recurvirostridae |
| Black-winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
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Family: Charadriidae
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Black-fronted Dotterel
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Elseyornis melanops
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Masked Lapwing
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Vanellus miles
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Order: Columbiformes |
| Doves and Pigeons |
Family: Columbidae |
| Rock Dove |
Columba livia |
| Spotted Turtle-dove |
Streptopelia chinensis |
| Bar-shouldered Dove |
Geopelia humeralis |
| Common Bronzewing |
Phaps chalcoptera |
| Crested Pigeon |
Ocyphaps lophotes |
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Order: Psittaciformes |
| Cockatoos |
Family: Cacatuidae |
| Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
Calyptorhynchus funereus |
| Gang-gang Cockatoo |
Callocephalon fimbriatum |
| Galah |
Cacatua roseicapilla |
| Long-billed Corella |
Cacatua tenuirostris |
| Little Corella |
Cacatua sanguinea |
| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Cacatua galerita |
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| Lorikeets and Rosellas |
Family: Psittacidae |
| Rainbow Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus haematodus |
| Scaly-breasted Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus |
| Musk Lorikeet |
Glossopsitta concinna |
| Little Lorikeet |
Glossopsitta pusilla |
| Australian King-parrot |
Alisterus scapularis |
| Swift Parrot |
Lathamus discolor |
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Crimson Rosella
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Platycercus elegans
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Eastern Rosella
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Platycercus eximius
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Red-rumped Parrot
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Psephotus haematonotus
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Order: Cuculiformes |
| Cuckoos |
Family: Cuculidae |
| Pallid Cuckoo |
Cuculus pallidus |
| Brush Cuckoo |
Cacomantis variolosus |
| Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
Cacomantis flabelliformis |
| Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx basalis |
| Shining Bronze-cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx lucidus |
| Common Koel |
Eudynamys scolopacea |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
Scythrops novaehollandiae |
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Order: Strigiformes |
| Owls |
Family: Strigidae |
| Barking Owl |
Ninox conivens |
| Southern Boobook |
Ninox novaeseelandiae |
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Family: Tytonidae |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
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Order: Caprimulgiformes
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Frogmouths
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Family: Podargidae
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Tawny Frogmouth
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Podargus strigoides
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Owlet-Nightjars
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Family: Aegothelidae
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Australian Owlet-nightjar
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Aegotheles cristatus
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Family: Oriolidae
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Olive-backed Oriole
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Oriolus sagittatus
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Figbird
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Sphrcotheres viridis
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Family: Artamidae
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Masked Woodswallow
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Artemus personatus
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White-browed Woodswallow
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Artemus superciliosus
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Dusky Woodswallow
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Artamus cyanopterus
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Grey Butcherbird
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Cracticus torquatus
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Australian Magpie
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Gymnorhina tibicen
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Pied Currawong
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Strepera graculina
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Crows and Ravens
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Family: Corvidae
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Australian Raven
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Corvus coronoides
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Little Raven
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Corvus mellori
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Family: Corcoracidae
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White-winged Chough
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Corcorax melanorhamphos
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Family: Ptilinorhynchidae
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Satin Bowerbird
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Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
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Family: Alaudidae
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Skylark
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Alauda arvensis
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Family: Motacillidae
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Richard's Pipit
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Anthus novaeseelandiae
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Family: Passeridae |
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
| Zebra Finch |
Taeniopygia guttata |
| Double-barred Finch |
Taeniopygia bichenovii |
| Red-browed Finch |
Neochmia temporalis |
| Nutmeg Mannikin |
Lonchura punctulata |
| Chestnut-breasted Mannikin |
Lonchura castaneothorax |
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Finches
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Family: Fringillidae
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European Goldfinch
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*Carduelis carduelis
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Family: Dicaeidae
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Mistletoe Bird
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Dicaeum hirundinaceum
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Swallows
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Family: Hirundinidiae
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White-backed Swallow
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Cheramoeca leucosternus
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Tree Martin
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Hirondo nigricans
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Welcome Swallow
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Hirundo neoxena
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Fairy Martin
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Hirondo ariel
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Family: Pycnonotidae
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Red-whiskered Bulbul
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Pycnonotus jocosus
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Family: Sylviidae
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Clamorous Reed-warbler
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Acrocephalus stentoreus
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Little Grassbird
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Megalurua gramineus
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Rufous Songlark
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Cincloramphus mathewsi
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Golden-headed Cisticola
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Cisticola exilis
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Family: Zosteropidae
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Silvereye
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Zosterops lateralis
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Family: Musciapidae
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Bassian Thrush
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Zoothera lunulata
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Common Blackbird
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Turdus merula
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Starlings
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Family: Sturnidae
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Common Mynah
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Acridotheres tristis
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Common Starling
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Sturnus vulgaris
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Mammals
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Class: Mammalia
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Monotremes
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Order: Monotremata
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Family: Tachyglossidae |
| Short-beaked Echidna |
Tachyglossus aculeatus |
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| Marsupial or pouched mammals |
Order: Diprotodonta |
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Kangaroos and Wallabies
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Family: Macropodidae
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Common wallaroo
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Macropus robustus
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Swamp wallaby
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Wallabia bicolor
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Possums
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Family: Phalangeridae
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Common Brushtail Possum
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Trichosurus vulpecula
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Family: Pseudocheiridae
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Common Ringtail Possum
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Pseudocheirius peregrinus
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Placental mammals
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Order: Chiroptera
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Family: Pteropodidae
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Grey-headed Flying Fox
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Pteropus poliocephalus
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Bats
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Family: Vespertilionidae
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| Gould's Wattled Bat |
Chalinolobus gouldii |
| Eastern False Pipistrelle |
Falsistrellus tasmaniensis |
| Eastern Bentwing-bat |
Miniopterus schreibersii |
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Large footed Myotis
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Myotis adversus
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Lesser long-eared bat
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Nyctophilus geoffroyi
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Gould's Long-eared Bat
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Nyctophilus gouldi
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| Greater Broard-nosed Bat |
Scoteanax rueppellii |
| Little Forest Bat |
Vespadelus vulturnus |
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Family: Molossidae |
| East-coast Freetail Bat |
Mormopterus norfolkensis |
| White-striped Freetail Bat |
Nyctinomus australis |
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Order: Fissipedia
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| Dogs and Foxes |
Family: Canidae |
| Fox |
*Vulpes vulpes |
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Order: Lagomorpha
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Rabbits and Hares
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Family: Leporidae
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Brown Hare
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*Lepus capensis
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Rabbit
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*Oryctolagus cuniculus
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Order: Rodenta
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Rats and mice
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Family: Muridae
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House mouse
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*Mus musculus
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Black rat
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*Rattus rattus
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