Australian Wildlife Index

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Tasmanian Devil, Quolls
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Crocodiles
Dragons
Goannas
Geckos
Skinks
Colubrid Snakes
Elapid Snakes
Pythons
Sea Snakes
Sea Turtles
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Amphibians
Tree Frogs
Ground Frogs
Cane Toad

Birds
Emu, Cassowary, Crane, Bustard
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Ducks, Geese & Swans
Water Birds
Shore Birds & Waders
Turkeys, Hens, Quail, Rails, Moorhens
Birds of Prey
Owls, Frogmouths
Pigeons & Doves
Cockatoos
Parrots & Lorikeets
Cuckoos
Kingfishers & Kookaburras
Logrunners, Whipbirds, Pittas, Lyrebird
Robins & Flycatchers
Wrens & Warblers
Honeyeaters
Finches
Birds of Paradise, Bowerbirds
Currawongs, Magpies, Butcherbirds, Crows
Various other Passerines

Spiders
Ambushers & Anglers
Hunting Spiders
Jumping Spiders
Master Weavers
Tangled Web Weavers
Mites & Ticks

Insects
Butterflies
Moths
Grasshoppers, Crickets
Beetles
Mantids
Bugs
Flies
Ants, Bees & Sawflies
Wasps
Lacewings, Earwigs, Termites, Thrips, Cockroaches

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Images
Birds back to top
Apostlebird	(Struthidea cinerea)	2
Australasian Grebe	(Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)	2
Australian Brush-turkey	(Alectura lathami)	4
Australian Bustard	(Ardeotis australis)	2
Australian Gannet	(Morus serrator)	1
Australian Hobby	(Falco longipennis)	2
Australian Magpie	(Gymnorhina tibicen)	3
Australian Pelican	(Pelecanus conspicillatus)	7
Australian Raven	(Corvus coronoides)	2
Australian White Ibis	(Threskiornis molucca)	3
Australian Wood Duck	(Chenonetta jubata)	6
Azure Kingfisher	(Alcedo azurea)	1
Banded Rail	(Rallus philippensis)	1
Bar-shouldered Dove	(Geopelia humeralis)	1
Barking Owl	(Ninox connivens)	2
Barn Owl	(Tyto alba)	4
Black Swan	(Cygnus atratus)	4
Black-breasted Kite	(Hamirostra melanosternon)	1
Black-faced Cormorant	(Phalacrocorax fuscescens)	2
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike	(Coracina novaehollandiae)	3
Black-shouldered Kite	(Elanus notatus)	2
Black-winged Stilt	(Himantopus himantopus)	3
Blue Bonnet	(Northiella haematogaster)	1
Blue-billed Duck	(Oxyura australis)	1
Blue-faced Honeyeater	(Entomyzon cyanotis)	1
Blue-winged Kookaburra	(Dacelo leachii)	1
Blue-winged Parrot	(Neophema chrysostoma)	1
Boobook Owl	(Ninox novaeseelandiae)	1
Bourke's Parrot	(Neophema bourkii)	1
Brahminy Kite	(Haliastur indus)	3
Brolga	(Grus rubicundus)	3
Brown Booby	(Sula leucogaster)	2
Budgerigar	(Melopsittacus undulatus)	1
Bush Stone-curlew	(Burhinus grallarius)	1
Cape Barren Goose	(Cereopsis novaehollandiae)	1
Cassowary	(Casuarius casuarius)	4
Cattle Egret	(Ardea ibis)	2
Channel-billed Cuckoo	(Scythrops novaehollandiae)	2
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin	(Lonchura castaneothorax)	1
Cockatiel	(Nymphicus hollandicus)	2
Comb-crested Jacana	(Irediparra gallinacea)	2
Common Bronzewing	(Phaps chalcoptera)	2
Common Myna	(Acridotheres tristis)	1
Crested Hawk	(Aviceda subcristata)	2
Crested Pigeon	(Ocyphaps lophotes)	3
Crested Tern	(Sterna bergii)	1
Crimson Rosella	(Platycercus elegans)	5
Darter	(Anhinga melanogaster)	2
Diamond Firetail	(Stagonopleura guttata)	2
Dollarbird	(Eurystomus orientalis)	2
Domestic Pigeon	(Columba livia)	1
Double-barred Finch	(Taeniopygia bichenovii)	1
Dusky Moorhen	(Gallinula tenebrosa)	4
Eastern Rosella	(Platycercus eximius)	2
Eastern Spinebill	(Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)	3
Eastern Whipbird	(Psophodes olivaceus)	3
Eastern Yellow Robin	(Eopsaltria australis)	3
Eclectus Parrot	(Eclectus roratus)	3
Emu	(Dromaius novaehollandiae)	6
Eurasian Coot	(Fulica atra)	2
Fairy Penguin	(Eudyptula minor)	3
Fan-tailed Cuckoo	(Cuculus pyrrhophanus)	1
Figbird	(Sphecotheres viridis)	2
Flame Robin	(Petroica phoenicea)	2
Forest Kingfisher	(Todiramphus macleayii)	1
Freckled Duck	(Stictonetta naevosa)	2
Fuscous Honeyeater	(Meliphaga fusca)	2
Galah	(Cacatua roseicapilla)	3
Gang-Gang Cockatoo	(Callocephalon fimbriatum)	4
Glossy Ibis	(Plegadis falcinellus)	1
Golden Whistler	(Pachycephala pectoralis)	2
Gouldian Finch	(Erythrura gouldiae)	2
Great Bowerbird	(Chlamydera nuchalis)	1
Great Cormorant	(Phalacrocorax carbo)	2
Great Egret	(Ardea alba)	3
Greater Frigatebird	(Fregata minor)	3
Green-winged Pigeon	(Chalcophaps indica)	1
Grey Butcher Bird	(Cracticus torquatus)	2
Grey Currawong	(Strepera versicolor)	1
Grey Fantail	(Rhipidura fuliginosa)	1
Grey Shrike-thrush	(Colluricincla harmonica)	2
Hoary-headed Grebe	(Podiceps poliocephalus)	1
Hooded Robin	(Melanodryas cucullata)	2
Horsefield's Bronze-Cuckoo	(Chrysococcyx basalis)	2
Intermediate Egret	(Egretta intermedia)	2
Jabiru	(Jabiru asiaticus)	2
King Parrot	(Alisterus scapularis)	7
King Penguin	(Aptenodytes patagonicus)	3
Koel	(Eudynamys scolopacea)	4
Laughing Kookaburra	(Dacelo novaeguineae)	6
Lewin's Honeyeater	(Meliphaga lewinii)	3
Little Black Cormorant	(Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)	2
Little Corella	(Cacatua sanguinea)	5
Little Egret	(Egretta garzetta)	2
Little Kingfisher	(Alcedo pusilla)	1
Little Lorikeet	(Glossopsitta pusilla)	1
Little Pied Cormorant	(Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)	3
Long-billed Corella	(Cacatua tenuirostris)	2
Magpie Goose	(Anseranas semipalmata)	2
Magpie Lark	(Grallina cyanoleuca)	4
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo	(Cacatua leadbeateri)	3
Mallee Ringneck	(Barnardius zonarius bernardi)	1
Masked Booby	(Sula dactylatra)	3
Masked Plover	(Vanellus miles)	2
Mulga Parrot	(Psephotus varius)	1
Musk Lorikeet	(Glossopsitta concinna)	2
Nankeen Kestrel	(Falco cenchroides)	2
Nankeen Night-heron	(Nycticorax caledonicus)	2
Noisy Friarbird	(Philemon corniculatus)	2
Noisy Miner	(Manorina nelanocephala)	5
Noisy Pitta	(Pitta versicolor)	2
Olive-backed Oriole	(Oriolus sagittatus)	2
Orange-footed Scrub Fowl	(Megapodius reinwardt)	1
Osprey	(Pandion haliaetus)	2
Pacific Black Duck	(Anas superciliosa)	2
Pacific Gull	(Larus pacificus)	2
Pacific Heron	(Ardea pacifica)	1
Painted Firetail	(Emblema picta)	1
Pale-headed Rosella	(Platycercus adscitus)	2
Paradise Riflebird	(Ptiloris paradiseus)	3
Peaceful Dove	(Geopelia striata)	2
Peregrine Falcon	(Falco peregrinus)	2
Pheasant Coucal	(Centropus phasianinus)	1
Pied Butcher Bird	(Cracticus nigrogularis)	2
Pied Currawong	(Strepera graculina)	3
Pied Heron	(Ardea picata)	2
Plumed Whistling Duck	(Dendrocygna eytoni)	2
Powerful Owl	(Ninox strenua)	3
Princess Parrot	(Polytelis alexandrae)	1
Purple Swamphen	(Porphyrio porphyrio)	2
Purple-crowned Lorikeet	(Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)	1
Purple-crowned Pigeon	(Ptilinopus superbus)	1
Rainbow Bee-eater	(Merops ornatus)	2
Rainbow Lorikeet	(Trichoglossus haematodus)	7
Red Wattlebird	(Anthochaera carunculata)	1
Red-browed Finch	(Neochmia temporalis)	1
Red-capped Parrot	(Purpureicephalus spurius)	1
Red-capped Robin	(Petroica goodenovii)	3
Red-collared Lorikeet	(Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis)	2
Red-footed Booby	(Sula sula)	3
Red-necked Avocet	(Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)	1
Red-rumped Parrot	(Psephotus haematonotus)	2
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo	(Calyptorhynchus banksii)	3
Red-tailed Tropicbird	(Phaethon rubricauda)	2
Red-winged Parrot	(Aprosmictus erythropterus)	1
Reef Heron	(Egretta sacra)	3
Regent Bower Bird	(Sericulus chrysocephalus)	3
Rockhopper Penguin	(Eudyptes chrysocome)	4
Rose Robin	(Petroica rosea)	2
Rose-crowned Pigeon	(Ptilinopus regina)	2
Royal Spoonbill	(Platalea regia)	2
Rufous Fantail	(Rhipidura rufifrons)	1
Rufous Whistler	(Pachycephala rufiventris)	3
Sacred Kingfisher	(Todiramphus sanctus)	3
Satin Bower Bird	(Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)	6
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet	(Trichoglossus clorolepidotus)	4
Scarlet Honeyeater	(Myzomela sanguinolenta)	2
Scarlet Robin	(Petroica multicolor)	3
Scarlet-chested Parrot	(Neophema splendida)	1
Short-billed Black Cockatoo	(Calyptorhynchus latirostris)	1
Silver Gull	(Larus novaehollandiae)	3
Southern Logrunner	(Orthonyx temminckii)	1
Spangled Drongo	(Dicrurus bracteatus)	2
Splendid Fairy-wren	(Malurus splendens)	1
Spotted Pardalote	(Pardalotus punctatus)	2
Spotted Turtle-Dove	(Streptopelia chinensis)	2
Straw-necked Ibis	(Threskiornis spinicollis)	3
Striated Heron	(Butorides striatus)	1
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	(Cacatua galerita)	7
Superb Fairy-wren	(Malurus cyaneus)	4
Superb Lyrebird	(Menura novaehollandiae)	2
Superb Parrot	(Polytelis swainsonii)	3
Tasmanian Native Hen	(Gallinula mortierii)	1
Tawny Frogmouth	(Podargus strigoides)	4
Topknot Pigeon	(Lopholaimus antarcticus)	1
Torresian Crow	(Corvus orru)	2
Turquoise Parrot	(Neophema pulchella)	2
Varied Lorikeet	(Psitteuteles versicolor)	1
Variegated Fairy-wren	(Malurus lamberti)	1
Wedge-tailed Eagle	(Aquila audax)	4
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	(Puffinus pacificus)	2
Welcome Swallow	(Hirundo neoxena)	1
Whimbrel	(Numenius phaeopus)	2
Whistling Kite	(Haliastur sphenurus)	2
White-breasted Sea-Eagle	(Haliaeetus leucogaster)	3
White-browed Scrubwren	(Sericornis frontalis)	1
White-browed Woodswallow	(Artamus superciliosus)	2
White-capped Noddy	(Anous minutus)	1
White-cheeked Honeyeater	(Phylidonyris nigra)	1
White-eyed Duck	(Aythya australis)	2
White-faced Heron	(Egretta novaehollandiae)	3
White-headed Pigeon	(Columba leucomela)	1
White-tailed Kingfisher	(Tanysiptera sylvia)	1
White-tailed Tropicbird	(Phaethon lepturus)	2
Willie Wagtail	(Rhipidura leucophrys)	3
Wonga Pigeon	(Leucosarcia melanoleuca)	2
Yellow-billed Spoonbill	(Platalea flavipes)	2
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo	(Calyptorhynchus funereus)	3
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater	(Lichenostomus melanops)	1
Fishs back to top
Australian Lungfish	(Neoceratodus forsteri)	2
Barrier Reef Anemonefish	(Amphiprion akindynos)	3
Beaked Coralfish	(Chelmon rostratus)	1
Bicolor Angelfish	(Centropyge bicolor)	1
Blue Angelfish	(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)	1
Blue Tang	(Paracanthurus hepatus)	2
Clown Anemonefish (Clownfish)	(Amphiprion percula)	2
Clown Triggerfish	(Balistoides conspicillum)	3
Emperor Angelfish	(Pomacanthus imperator)	3
Forcepsfish	(Forcipiger flavissimus)	2
Hawaiian Triggerfish	(Rhinecanthus aculeatus)	3
Humbug	(Dascyllus aruanus)	3
Hussar	(Lutjanus adetti)	1
Longnose Butterflyfish	(Forcipiger longirostris)	1
Old Wife	(Enoplosus armatus)	1
Pineapplefish	(Cleidopus gloriamaris)	3
Pink Anemonefish	(Amphiprion perideraion)	2
Regal Angelfish	(Pygoplites diacanthus)	1
Spangled Emperor	(Lethrinus nebulosus)