Mt Oak is rich habitat for a range of mammals, birds and reptiles
There are over 115 species of birds and 18 recorded reptile species
Many rare or threatened species call Mt Oak home
There are over 115 species of birds and 18 recorded reptile species
Many rare or threatened species call Mt Oak home
A juvenile Rosenbergs monitor taking some spring sunshine. That's an adult at the top of the page
Mt Oak fauna list - while fauna surveys form the basis of this list, informed, multiple incidental records are included
Scientific Name
SMALL MAMMALS Acrobates pygmaeus Antechinus swainsonii Antechinus agilis Rattus fuscipes LARGE MAMMALS Cercartetus nanus Dasyurus maculatus Felis catus Macropus giganteus giganteus Macropus robustus robustus Macropus rufogriseus Ornithorhyncus anatinus Oryctolagus cuninculus Perameles nasuta Pseudocheirus pereginus Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus Trichosurus caninus Trichosurus vulpecula ssp vulpecula Vombatus ursinus Vulpes vulpes Wallabia bicolor REPTILES Amphibolurus muricatus Amphibolorus nobbi Aprasia parapuchella V v Chelodina longicollis Ctenotis taeniolatus Diplodactylus vittatus Ergenia cunninghami Egernia whitii Lampropholis delicata Lampropholis guichenoti Notechis scutatus Pseudechis porphyriacus Pseudonaja textilis Pseudemoia platynota Tiliqua scincoides Tympanocryptis lineata pinguicolla Varanus varius Varanus rosenbergii FISH Cyprinus carpio Gambusia affinus AMPHIBIANS Crinia signifera Limnodynastes dumerilii insularis WETLAND BIRDS Anas supercilios Anas gibberfrons Anhinga melanogaster Ardea alba Centropus phasianius Chenonetta jubata Coturnix pectoralis Cygnus atratus Egretta novahollandiae Fulica atra Pelicanus conspicillatus Phalacrocorax carbo Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Porphyrio porphyrio Threskiornis spinicollis Todirhampus sancta Vanellus miles WOODLAND & SMALL BIRDS Acanthiza lineata race lineata Acanthiza pusilla race pusilla Alauda arvensis race arvensis Anthochaera carunculata race carunculata Anthus novaseelandiae Aphelocephala leucopsis Carduelis carduelis race brittanica Climacteris picumnus victoriae Coracina maxima Cormobates leucophaeus race leucophaeus Daphoenositta chrysoptera Eopsaltaria australia race australis Grallina cyanoleuca Hirundo neoxena race neoxena Hirundo nigricans Hirundo ariel Lalage surii Lichenostomus chrysops race chrysops Lichenostomus fuscous Lichenostomus leucotis race leucotis Lichenostomus penicillatus race pencillatus Malurus cyaneus race cyanochlamys Malurus lamberti Megalurus gramineus Melanodryas cucullata cucullata Merops ornatus Myiagra cyanoleuca race cyanoleuca Myiagra inquieta Neochima temporalis race temporalis Pachycephala rufiventris race rufiventris Pardalotus punctatus Pardalotus striatus Petroica multiclor Petroica rosea/ P. goodenovii Pyrrholaemus sagittata Rhipidura fuliginosa race alisteri Rhipidura leucophrys race leucophrys Sericornus frontalis race harterti Sericornis sagittatus Smicrornis brevirostris Stagonopleura guttata Sturnis vulgaris race vulgaris Taeniopygia bichenovii Taeniopygia guttata Turnix velox Zosterops lateralis MEDIUM BIRDS Artamus cyanopterus race cyanopterus Artamus superciliosus Chrysococcyx basalis Colluricincla harmonica race harmonica Coracina novaehollandiae race melanops Coracina tenuirostris Corcorax melanorhamphos Corvus coronoides race coronoides Cuculus pallidus/ C.variolosus Dacelo novaguineae race novaguineae Eurystomus orientalis Geopelia cuneata Geopelia placida Gymnorhina tibicen race tibicen Gymnorhina tibicen race leuconota Manorina melanocephala race melanocephala Menura novaehollandiae Phaps elegans race elegans Philemon corniculatus Strepera graculina race graculina NOCTURNAL PREDATORS Ninox connivens Ninox novaeseelandiae race boobook Podargus strigoides Tyto alba RAPTORS Accipiter cirrhocephalus Accipiter fasciatus race faciatus Aquila audax Elanus notatus Falco berigora Falco cenchroides race cenchroides Falco perigrinus Haliaeetus leucogaster Hieraaetus morphnoides Milvus sphenurus PARROTS Alisterus scapularis Cacatua galerita race galerita Eolophus roseicapillus race albiceps Calyptorhynchus funereus Platycerus elegans race elegans Platycerus eximius race eximus Psephotus haematonotus |
Common Name
Feathertail Glider Dusky antechinus Agile antechinus Southern bush rat Microbats (no survey data) Eastern pygmy possum Spotted-tailed quoll Domestic cat Eastern grey kangaroo Wallaroo Red-necked wallaby Platypus European rabbit Long-nosed bandicoot Common ringtail possum Short-beaked echidna Mountain brushtail possum Common brushtail possum Wombat European red fox Swamp wallaby Jacky lizard Nobbi dragon Pink-tailed worm lizard Long-necked tortoise Copper-tailed skink Stone gecko Cunningham’s skink White's skink Delicate skink Garden skink Eastern tiger snake Red-bellied black snake Eastern brown snake Red-throated skink Blue-tongue lizard Eastern lined earless dragon Lace monitor Rosenbergs monitor European carp Mosquito fish Common eastern froglet Eastern banjo frog Pacific black duck Grey teal Darter Great white egret Pheasant coucal (swamp pheasant) Wood duck Stubble quail Black swan White-faced heron Eurasian coot Pelican Great (black) cormorant Little pied cormorant Eastern purple swamphen Straw-necked ibis Sacred kingfisher Masked lapwing or spurred plover Straited thornbill Brown thornbill European Skylark Red wattlebird Richards pipit Southern whiteface European goldfinch Brown treecreeper Ground cuckoo-shrike White-throated treecreeper Varied sittella Eastern yellow robin Magpie-lark (peewee) Welcome swallow Tree martin Fairy martin White-winged triller Yellow-faced honeyeater Fuscous honeyeater White-eared honeyeater White-plumed honeyeater Superb blue wren Variegated fairy wren Little grass bird Hooded robin Rainbow bee-eater Satin flycatcher Restless flycatcher Red-browed finch Rufous whistler Spotted pardalote Eastern striated pardalote Scarlet robin Rose robin / red-capped robin Specled warbler Grey fantail Willy wagtail White-browed scrub-wren Speckled warbler Brown weebill / yellow-fronted weebill Diamond firetail Common starling Double-barred finch Zebra finch Little button quail Grey-breasted silvereye Dusky woodswallow White-browed woodswallow Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Grey shrike-thrush Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Cicada bird White-winged chough Australian raven Pallid cuckoo / brush cuckoo Kookaburra Dollar bird Diamond dove Peaceful dove Black-backed magpie White-backed magpie Noisy miner Superb lyrebird Forest/brush bronzewing pigeon Noisy friarbird Pied kurrawong Barking owl Southern boobook Tawny frogmouth Barn owl Sparrow hawk Brown goshawk Wedge-tailed eagle Black-shouldered kite Brown Falcon Nankeen kestrel Peregrine falcon White-breasted sea eagle Little eagle Whistling kite King parrot Sulphur-crested cockatoo Galah Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Crimson rosella Eastern rosella Red-rumped parrot |