Fauna and flora

The following tables list fauna and flora in the region of the Narrabri Observatory, with some (quite incomplete) information about sightings.

Information on sightings and identification of species at the Observatory are very welcome. Please e-mail narrabri@atnf.csiro.au.

Some species that are seen at the site are classified as vulnerable or endangered. See the CSIRO policy for more information on these species.

Amphibians

Scientific Name	Common Name	Conservation Status	Sighting
Litoria caerulea	Green Tree Frog	protected	resident
Crinia signifera	Common Eastern Froglet	?	resident
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis	Spotted Marsh Frog	protected

Mammals

Scientific Name	Common Name	Conservation Status	Sighting
Vulpes vulpes	Fox	unprotected	common
Felis catus	Cat	unprotected	Jan-04
Sus scrofa	Pig	unprotected	Mar-04
Lepus capensis	Brown Hare	unprotected	common
Oryctolagus cuniculus	Rabbit	unprotected	common
Macropus dorsalis	Black-striped Wallaby	endangered
Macropus giganteus	Eastern Grey Kangaroo	protected	common
Wallabia bicolor	Swamp Wallaby	protected
Mormopterus sp	Freetail bats	protected
Tachyglossus aculeatus	Short-beaked Echidna	protected	common
Chalinolobus morio	Chocolate Wattled Bat	protected
Scotorepens balstoni	Inland Broad-nosed Bat	protected
Vespadelus vulturnus	Little Forest Bat	protected
Pteropus scapulayus	Little red flying-fox	protected	common
Phascolarctos cinereus	Koala	vulnerable	Nov-02

Reptiles

Scientific Name	Common Name	Conservation Status	Sighting
Furina diadema	Red Naped Snake	protected	Dec-03
Morelia spilota spilota	Diamond Python	protected	Mar-04
Pseudechis guttatus	Spotted or Blue-bellied Black Snake	protected	common
Pseudonaja textilis	Eastern (common) Brown Snake	protected	Oct-04
Pseudechis porphyriacus	Red-bellied Black Snake	protected	common
Suta suta	Curl Snake	protected
Diplodactylus williamsi	Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko	protected
Heteronotia binoei	Prickly Gecko	protected
Hemidactylus frenatus	Asian House Gecko	unprotected	common
Pogona barbata	Eastern Bearded Dragon	protected	Feb-05?
Tiliqua scincoides	Common Bluetongue	protected	Feb-05
Varanus varius	Goanna/Lace monitor	?	common

Birds

Scientific Name	Common Name	Conservation Status	Sighting
Dromaius novaehollandiae	Emu	protected	Dec-02
Chenonetta jubata	Australian Wood Duck	protected	occasionally
Pelecanus conspicillatus	Australian Pelican	protected
Platalea flavipes	Yellow-billed Spoonbill	protected	after rain
Threskiornis spinicollis	Straw-necked Ibis	protected	after rain
Egretta novaehollandiae	White-faced Heron	protected
Ardea pacifica	White-necked Heron	protected	after rain
Platalea flavipes	Yellow-billed Spoonbill	protected	after rain
Platalea regia	Royal Spoonbill	protected	after rain
Aquila audax	Wedge-tailed Eagle	protected	occasionally
Hieraaetus morphnoides	Little Eagle	protected
Falco cenchroides	Nankeen Kestrel	protected
Milvus migrans	Black Kite	protected
Haliastur sphenurus	Whistling Kite	protected	occasionally
Falco berigora	Brown Falcon	protected	occasionally
Turnix varia	Painted Button-quail	protected
Vanellus miles	Masked Lapwing	protected	common
Geopelia humeralis	Bar-shouldered Dove	protected
Geopelia placida	Peaceful Dove	protected
Ocyphaps lophotes	Crested Pigeon	protected	common
Phaps chalcoptera	Common Bronzewing	protected	occasionally
Calyptorhynchus funereus	Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo	protected	Jan-04
Calyptorhynchus lathami	Glossy Black-Cockatoo	protected	Nov-05
Cacatua galerita	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	protected	regularly
Cacatua sanguinea	Little Corella	protected	Nov-07
Eolophus roseicapillus	Galah	protected	common
Nymphicus hollandicus	Cockatiel	protected	regularly
Polytellis swainsonii	Superb Parrot	vulnerable	Mar-06
Aprosmictus erythropterus	Red-winged Parrot	protected	occasionally
Barnardius zonarius barnardi	Mallee Ringneck	protected	regularly
Northiella haematogaster	Blue Bonnet	protected	occasionally
Psephotus haematonotus	Red-rumped Parrot	protected	regularly
Platycercus adscitus	Pale-headed Rosella	protected	occasionally
Platycercus adscitus eximius	Eastern Rosella	protected	regularly
Glossopsitta concinna	Musk Lorikeet	protected	Oct-07
Cacomantis flabelliformis	Fan-tailed Cuckoo	protected
Chalcites basalis	Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo	protected
Cuculus pallidus	Pallid Cuckoo	protected
Podargus strigoides	Tawny Frogmouth	protected	occasionally
Ninox boobook	Southern Boobook	protected
Eudynamys orientalis	Common Koel	protected
Hirundapus caudacutus	White-throated Needletail	protected	Jan-04
Todiramphus macleayii	Forest Kingfisher	protected	summer migrant
Todiramphus sanctus	Sacred Kingfisher	protected	summer migrant
Dacelo novaeguineae	Laughing Kookaburra	protected	common
Merops ornatus	Rainbow Bee-eater	protected
Cormobates leucophaeus	White-throated Treecreeper	protected
Climacteris picumnus	Brown Treecreeper	vulnerable
Malurus cyaneus	Superb Fairy-wren	protected
Malurus leucopterus	White-winged Fairy-wren	protected	regularly
Malurus lamberti	Variegated Fairy-wren	protected
Pardalotus punctatus	Spotted Pardalote	protected
Pardalotus striatus	Striated Pardalote	protected	occasionally
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa	Yellow-rumped Thornbill	protected	regularly
Acanthiza nana	Yellow Thornbill	protected
Acanthiza apicalis	Inland Thornbill	protected
Acanthiza uropygialis	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	protected
Gerygone fusca	Western Gerygone	protected
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus	Speckled Warbler	vulnerable
Smicrornis brevirostris	Weebill	protected
Acanthagenys rufogularis	Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater	protected	regularly
Grantiella picta	Painted Honeyeater	vulnerable
Lichenostomus chrysops	Yellow-faced Honeyeater	protected
Lichenostomus leucotis	White-eared Honeyeater	protected
Lichenostomus penicillatus	White-plumed Honeyeater	protected
Lichenostomus virescens	Singing Honeyeater	protected
Lichmera indistincta	Brown Honeyeater	protected
Manorina flavigula	Yellow-throated Miner	protected
Manorina melanocephala	Noisy Miner	protected	common
Meliphaga lewinii	Lewin's Honeyeater	protected
Melithreptus brevirostris	Brown-headed Honeyeater	protected
Entomyzon cyanotis	Blue-faced Honeyeater	protected	regularly
Philemon citreogularis	Little Friarbird	protected
Philemon corniculatus	Noisy Friarbird	protected	common
Plectorhyncha lanceolata	Striped Honeyeater	protected
Eopsaltria australis	Eastern Yellow Robin	protected
Melanodryas cucullata	Hooded Robin	vulnerable
Microeca fascinans	Jacky Winter	protected	regularly
Petroica goodenovii	Red-capped Robin	protected	occasionally
Pomatostomus superciliosus	White-browed Babbler	protected
Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis	Grey-crowned Babbler (eastern subsp.)	vulnerable	regularly
Myiagra inquieta	Restless Flycatcher	protected
Rhipidura albiscapa	Grey Fantail	protected	occasionally
Rhipidura leucophrys	Willie Wagtail	protected	regularly
Daphoenositta chrysoptera	Varied Sittella	protected
Colluricincla harmonica	Grey Shrike-thrush	protected
Oreoica gutturalis	Crested Bellbird	protected
Pachycephala pectoralis	Golden Whistler	protected	Sep-07(?)
Pachycephala rufiventris	Rufous Whistler	protected	common
Grallina cyanoleuca	Magpie-lark	protected	common
Gymnorhina tibicen	Australian Magpie	protected	common
Cracticus nigrogularis	Pied Butcherbird	protected	common
Cracticus torquatus	Grey Butcherbird	protected	regularly
Strepera graculina	Pied Currawong	protected
Lalage tricolor	White-winged Triller	protected	Sep-07
Coracina novaehollandiae	Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike	protected	occasionally
Struthidea cinerea	Apostlebird	protected	common
Corcorax melanorhamphos	White-winged Chough	protected	regularly
Corvus coronoides	Australian Raven	protected	common
Taeniopygia bichenovii	Double-barred Finch	protected
Dicaeum hirundinaceum	Mistletoebird	protected	regularly
Hirundo neoxena	Welcome Swallow	protected	summer migrant
Petrochelidon nigricans	Tree Martin	protected	after rain
Zosterops lateralis	Silvereye	protected
Sturnus vulgaris	Common Starling	unprotected
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	unprotected

Vegetation

The following table gives vegetation in the region of the observatory.

Family Name	Scientific Name	Legal Status	Common Name
	Salix spp.	weed(W4g)	Willows
	Rubus fruticosus (agg. spp.)	weed(W3)	Blackberry
	Heliotropium amplexicaule	weed(W3)	Blue heliotrope
ACANTHACEAE	Brunoniella australis	unprotected	Blue trumpet
ADIANT ACEAE	Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia	unprotected	Mulga Fern
AMARYLLIDACEAE	Crinum fIaccidum	unprotected	Darling Lily
APIACEAE	Trachymene incisa	unprotected	no common name
APOCYNACEAE	Alstonia constricta	unprotected	Quinine
ASTERACEAE	Arctotheca calendula	unprotected	Capeweed
ASTERACEAE	Chrysocephalum apiculatum	unprotected	Common Everlasting
ASTERACEAE	Pycnosorus globosus	unprotected	no common name
ASTERACEAE	Carthamus lanatus	unprotected	Saffron Thistle
ASTERACEAE	Chrysocephalum apiculatum	unprotected	no common name
ASTERACEAE	Vernonia cinerea	unprotected	no common name
CACTACEAE	Opuntia stricta	weed(W4f)	Prickly Pear
CACTACEAE	Opuntia aurantiaca	weed(W4f)	Tiger Pear
CAESALPINIACEAE	Cassia artemisioides	unprotected	Silver Cassia
CAMPANULACEAE	Wahlenbergia fIuminalis	unprotected	River Blue Bell
CAPPARACEAE	Capparis mitchellii	unprotected	Wild Orange
CAPPARACEAE	Capparis lasiantha	unprotected	Nepine
CASUARINACEAE	Casuarina cristata	unprotected	Belah
CELASTRACEAE	Maytenus cunninghamii	unprotected	Yellow Berry Bush
CHENOPODIACEAE	Einadia nutans	unprotected	no common name
CHENOPODIACEAE	Enchylaena tomentosa	unprotected	Ruby Saltbush
CHENOPODIACEAE	Rhagodia spinescens	unprotected	Thorny Saltbush
CHENOPODIACEAE	Sclerolaena birchii	weed(W3)	Galvanised burr
CONVOL VULACEAE	Dichondra repens ssp. A	unprotected	Kidneyweed
CONVOLVULACEAE	Evolvulus alsinoides	unprotected	no common name
CRASSULACEAE	Crassula sieberiana	unprotected	Australian Stonecrop
CRASSULACEAE	Kanchoe tubiflora	weed(W3)	Mother of Millions
CUPRESSACEAE	Callitris glaucophylla	unprotected	White Cypress Pine
DILLENIACEAE	Hibbertia obtusifolia	unprotected	Hoary Guinea Flower
EUPHORBIACEAE	Phyllanthus virgatus	unprotected	Spurge species
FABACEAE	Desmodium brachypodum	unprotected	Large Tick Trefoil
FABACEAE (FABOIDEAE)	Desmodium varians	unprotected	Slender Tick-trefoil
FABACEAE (FABOIDEAE)	Glycine tomentella	unprotected	Rusty I Wooly Glycine
FABACEAE	Oxalis perennans	unprotected	no common name
FABACEAE - FABOIDEAE	Zornia dyctiocarpa ssp. dictiocarpa	unprotected	Zornia
FABACEAE - MIMOSOIDEAE	Acacia leiocalyx ssp. leocalyx	unprotected	Curracabah
FABACEAE - MIMOSOIDEAE	Acacia leucoclada ssp. leucoclada	unprotected	Northern Silver Wattle
JUNCACEAE	Juncus radula	unprotected	Hoary Rush
LOMANDRACEAE	Lomandra longifolia	unprotected	Spiny headed Mat Rush
MALVACEAE	Sida filiformis	unprotected	no common name
MALVACEAE	Sida cunginghamii	unprotected	no common name
MYOPORACEAE	Eremophila debilis	unprotected	Amulla, Winter Apple
MYOPORACEAE	Eremophila mitchellii	unprotected	Budda
MYRTACEAE	Eucalyptus populnea	unprotected	Bimble Box, Poplar Box
MYRTACEAE	Eucalyptus albens	unprotected	White Box
MYRTACEAE	Eucalyptus pilligaensis	unprotected	Pilliga Box
MYRTACEAE	Eucalyptus chloroclada	unprotected	Dirty Gum, Baradine Red Gum
MYRTACEAE	Eucalyptus blakelyi	unprotected	Blakelys Red Gum
MYRTACEAE	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	unprotected	River Red Gum
MYRTACEAE	Eucalyptus melanophloia	unprotected	Silver-leaved Ironbark
ORCHIDACEAE	Cymbidium canaliculatum	protected (P13)	Tiger Orchid, Black Orchid
OXALIDACEAE	Oxalis corniculata	unprotected	Yellow Wood-sorrel
POACEAE	Aristida anthoxanthoides	unprotected	Wire Grass species
POACEAE	Tripogon loliiformis	unprotected	Five Minute Grass
POACEAE	Austrostipa scabra	unprotected	no common name
POACEAE	Chloris truncata	unprotected	Windmill Grass
POACEAE	Cynodon dactylon	unprotected	Couch Grass
POACEAE	Eragrostis lacunaria	unprotected	Purple Lovegrass
PORTULACACEAE	Calandrinia eremaea	unprotected	Small Purslane
PROTEACEAE	Hakea tephrosperma	unprotected	Hooked Needlewood
RUTACEAE	Geijera parviflora	unprotected	Wilga
RUBIACEAE	Synaptantha tillaeacea var. tillaeacea	unprotected	no common name
RUBIACEAE	Oldenlandia mitrasacmoides ssp. Trachymenoides	unprotected	no common name
RUBIACEAE	Canthium oleifolium	unprotected	Wild Lemon
SAPINDACEAE	Atalaya hemiglauca	unprotected	Whitewood
SAPINDACEAE	Dodonaea viscosa	unprotected	Broad-leaved Hopbush
SOLANACEAE	Calibrachoa parviflora	unprotected	no common name
SOLANACEAE	Solanum ferocissimum	unprotected	Spiny Potato Bush
STERCULIACEAE	Brachychiton populneus	unprotected	Kurrajong

Original: Bob Sault (19-Oct-2003)
Modified: Michael Dahlem (2-Nov-2007), Robin Wark (22-Jan-2014)