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Fauna and Flora

by Tom Beckers

Our surroundings harbour many different species of animals and plants.
Find here some of the ones we and our guests have encountered:

Animals and plants of the Kimberley Bush.



Emus

 

Birds

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Squar-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nankeen-race) (Nycticorax nycticorax)
White-Necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
Jabiru (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida)
Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)
White-Quilled Rock Pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis)
Brolga (Grus rubicundus)
Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
Indian Koel (Eudynamis scolopacea)
Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)
Double-Barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton)
Long-Tailed Finch (Poephila acuticauda)
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Little Corella (Cacatua sanquinea)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
Red-Winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
Grey-Crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Straw-Necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)


Short-beaked Echidna - Photo Cosmic Captivations

Mammals

Monotremes: Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Marsupialia: Golden Bandicoot (Isoodon auratus)
Bilby (Macrotis lagotis)
Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis)
Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale penicillata)
Common Wallaroo (Macropus robustus)
Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
Northern Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea unguifera)
Spectacled Hare-Wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus)
Placentals: Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto)
Little Red Flying Fox (Pteropus scapulatus)
Golden-Backed Tree-Rat (Mesembriomys macrurus)
Spinifex Hopping-Mouse (Notomys alexis)
Lakeland Downs Mouse (Leggadina lakedownensis)
Western Chestnut Mouse (Pseudomys nanus)
Pale Field-Rat (Rattus tunneyi)
Feral Camel (Camelus dromedarius)
Wild Pig (Sus scrofa)
Wild Donkey (Equus asinus)
Dingo (Canis familiaris dingo)
Wild Dog (Canis familiaris)
Wild Cat (Felis catus)
Cattle (Bos taurus)

Crocodile hatchlingsOlive Python, 3.5 meters.

 

 

Reptiles & Amphibians

Pythons
(Boidae)
Children's Python (Antaresia childreni )
Olive Python (Liasis olivaceus)
Ant-Hill Python (Antaresia perthensis)
Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
Black-Headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
Water Python (Liasis fuscus)
Rear-fanged snakes
(Colubridae)
Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)
Green Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulata)
Front-fanged snakes
(Elapidae)
Common Death Adder (Acanthopis antarcticus)
Desert Death Adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus)
King Brown Snake (Pseudechis australis)
Little Spotted Snake (Suta punctata)
Orange-Naped Snake (Furina ornata)
Western Brown Snake (Pseudonaja nuchalis)
Yellow-faced Whip Snake (Demansia psammophis)
Dragons
(Agamidae)
Frill-necked Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
Central Netted Dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis)
Green Dragon
Tata Dragon
Gilbert's Dragon (Lophognathus gilberti)
Dwarf Bearded Dragon (Pogona minor)
Geckoes
(Geckonidae)
Spiny-tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus ciliaris)
Fat-Tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus conspicillatus)
Crowned Gecko (Diplodactylus stenodactylus)
Skinks
(Scincidae)
Bluetongue Lizard (Tiliqua occipitalis)
Goannas
(Varanidae)
Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii)
Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi)
Spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus timorensis)
Pygmy Mulga Monitor (Varanus gilleni)
Ridge-Tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)
Snake-necked turtles
(Chelidae)
Northern Snake-Necked Turtle (Chelodina rugosa)
Snapping Tortoise (Elseya latisternum)
Crocodiles
(Crocodylidae)
Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Freshwater or Johnston Crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni)

Bottle tree

Plants

Bachelor's Button (Gomphrena canescens)
Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea violacea)
Boab (Adansonia gregorii)
Bush Tomato (Solanum cunninghamii)
Camel Bush (Trichodesma zeylanicum)
Christmas Misteltoe (Amyema sanguinea)
Cockroach Bush (Senna notabilis)
Conkerberry or Marnuwiji (Carissa lanceolata)
Freshwater Mangrove or Majala (Barringtonia acutangula)
Green Birdflower (Crotalaria cunninghamii)
Ironwood or Camelpoison (Erythrophleum chlorostachys)
Kimberley Bauhinia (Lysiphyllum cunninghamii)
Kimberley Heath (Calytrix exstipulata)
Long-Fruited Bloodwood (Eucalyptus polycarpa)
Native Cotton (Gossypium australe)
Northern Tinsel Flower (Cyanostegia cyanocalyx)
Pindan Wattle (Acacia tumida)
Purple Mulla-Mulla (Ptilotus exaltatus)
Red Wattle (Acacia monticola)
River Cadjeput (Melaleuca leucadendra)
Screw Pine (Pandanus spiralis)
White Dragon Tree (Sesbania formosa)
Silverleaf Grevillea (Grevillea refracta)
Soap Wattle or Candelabra or Cole's Wattle (Acacia colei; syn. holosericea)
Sweet Mimaos Bush (Acacia farnesiana)
Tropical Sandalwood (Santalum lanceolatum)
Wickham's Grevillea (Grevillea wickhamii)

The remote Kimberley, still much to discover.
Book yourself an exploring camel safari.

Kimberley Camel Safaris & Bushwalks

P.O. BOX 2509
Broome 6725 (W.A.)
AUSTRALIA

Tel: 0061 (0)8 9192 7000
camels@udialla.com.au
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