Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Faure Island Wildlife Species

  • Birds (91 species)
    • Accipitridae (Hawks and Eagles)
      • Collared Sparrowhawk
        (Accipiter cirrhocephalus)
      • Brown Goshawk
        (Accipiter fasciatus)
      • Wedge-tailed Eagle
        (Aquila audax)
      • Swamp Harrier
        (Circus approximans)
      • Spotted Harrier
        (Circus assimilis)
      • Black-shouldered Kite
        (Elanus axillaris)
      • White-bellied Sea Eagle
        (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Little Eagle
        (Hieraaetus morphnoides)
      • Osprey
        (Pandion haliaetus)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
    • Anatidae (Ducks and Swans)
      • Grey Teal
        (Anas gracilis)
      • Australian Shelduck
        (Tadorna tadornoides)
    • Ardeidae (Herons Egrets, and Bitterns)
      • Great Egret
        (Ardea alba)
      • White-necked Heron
        (Ardea pacifica)
      • Striated Heron
        (Butorides striatus)
      • Little Egret
        (Egretta garzetta)
      • White-faced Heron
        (Egretta novaehollandiae)
      • Eastern Reef Egret
        (Egretta sacra)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
    • Artamidae (Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Magpies and Currawongs)
      • White-breasted Woodswallow
        (Artamus leucorynchus)
      • Grey Butcherbird
        (Cracticus torquatus)
    • Cacatuidae (Cockatoos)
      • Galah
        (Cacatua roseicapilla)
    • Campephagidae (Cuckoo-shrikes and Trillers)
      • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
        (Coracina novaehollandiae)
    • Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
      • Spotted Nightjar
        (Eurostopodus argus)
    • Casuaridae (Cassowaries and Emus)
      • Emu
        (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
    • Charadriidae (Plovers, Dotterels and Lapwings)
      • Greater Sand Plover
        (Charadrius leschenaultii)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Red-capped Plover
        (Charadrius ruficapillus)
      • Black-fronted Dotterel
        (Elseyornis melanops)
      • Pacific Golden Plover
        (Pluvialis fulva)
      • Grey Plover
        (Pluvialis squatarola)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Banded Lapwing
        (Vanellus tricolor)
    • Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
      • Crested Pigeon
        (Ocyphaps lophotes)
      • Common Bronzewing
        (Phaps chalcoptera)
    • Corvidae (Ravens and Crows)
      • Little Crow
        (Corvus bennetti)
    • Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
      • Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
        (Chrysococcyx basalis)
      • Black-eared Cuckoo
        (Chrysococcyx osculans)
      • Pallid Cuckoo
        (Cuculus pallidus)
    • Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)
      • Mistletoebird
        (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
    • Dicruridae (Flycatchers, Monarchs, Fantails)
      • Grey Fantail
        (Rhipidura fuliginosa)
      • Willy Wagtail
        (Rhipidura leucophrys)
      • Mangrove Grey Fantail
        (Rhipidura phasiana)
    • Falconidae (Falcons)
      • Brown Falcon
        (Falco berigora)
      • Nankeen Kestrel
        (Falco cenchroides)
      • Australian Hobby
        (Falco longipennis)
    • Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
      • Pied Oystercatcher
        (Haematopus longirostris)
    • Halcyonidae (Tree Kingfishers)
      • Sacred Kingfisher
        (Todiramphus sanctus)
    • Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
      • Fairy Martin
        (Hirundo ariel)
      • Welcome Swallow
        (Hirundo neoxena)
      • Tree Martin
        (Hirundo nigricans)
      • White-backed Swallow
        (Cheramoeca leucosternus)
    • Laridae (Gulls and Terns)
      • Whiskered Tern
        (Chlidonias hybridus)
      • Silver Gull
        (Larus novaehollandiae)
      • Pacific Gull
        (Larus pacificus)
      • Crested Tern
        (Sterna bergii)
      • Caspian Tern
        (Sterna caspia)
      • Fairy Tern
        (Sterna nereis)
    • Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
      • Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
        (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
      • Pied Honeyeater
        (Certhionyx variegatus)
      • White-fronted Chat
        (Epthianura albifrons)
      • Crimson Chat
        (Epthianura tricolor)
      • Singing Honeyeater
        (Lichenostomus virescens)
    • Motacillidae (Pipits and Wagtails)
      • Richard's Pipit
        (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
    • Otididae (Bustards)
    • Pardalotidae (Pardalotes, Scrubwrens, Thornbills, Gerygones)
      • Striated Pardalote
        (Pardalotus striatus)
      • Redthroat
        (Pyrrholaemus brunneus)
      • White-browed Scrubwren
        (Sericornis frontalis)
    • Passeridae (Grassfinches and Mannikins)
      • Zebra Finch
        (Taeniopygia guttata)
    • Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
      • Australian Pelican
        (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
    • Petroicidae (Australian Robins and Scrub-robins)
      • Red-capped Robin
        (Petroica goodenovii)
    • Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
      • Pied Cormorant
        (Phalacrocorax varius)
    • Phasianidae (Quails and Pheasants)
      • Brown Quail
        (Coturnix ypsilophora)
    • Psittacidae (Parrots)
      • Cockatiel
        (Nymphicus hollandicus)
      • Rock Parrot
        (Neophema petrophila)
    • Rallidae (Rails, Crakes, Swamphens, Coots)
      • Australian Spotted Crake
        (Porzana fluminea)
    • Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
      • Black-winged Stilt
        (Himantopus himantopus)
    • Scolopacidae (Curlews, Sandpipers and Godwits)
      • Common Sandpiper
        (Actitis hypoleucos)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Ruddy Turnstone
        (Arenaria interpres)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
        (Calidris acuminata)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Curlew Sandpiper
        (Calidris ferruginea)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Red-necked Stint
        (Calidris ruficollis)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Great Knot
        (Calidris tenuirostris)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Grey-tailed Tattler
        (Heteroscelus brevipes)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Bar-tailed Godwit
        (Limosa lapponica)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Eastern Curlew
        (Numenius madagascariensis)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Whimbrel
        (Numenius phaeopus)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Common Greenshank
        (Tringa nebularia)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
      • Marsh Sandpiper
        (Tringa stagnatilis)
        • National Status: Listed Migratory Species
    • Strigidae (Hawk Owls)
      • Southern Boobook Owl
        (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
    • Sylviidae (Old World Warblers)
      • Brown Songlark
        (Cincloramphus cruralis)
    • Turnicidae (Button-quails)
      • Little Button-quail
        (Turnix velox)
    • Tytonidae (Barn Owls)
      • Barn Owl
        (Tyto alba)
    • Zosteropidae (White-eyes)
      • Silvereye
        (Zosterops lateralis)
      • Yellow White-eye
        (Zosterops luteus)
  • Mammals (5 species)
    • Macropodidae (Kangaroos and Wallabies) [Marsupials]
    • Molossidae (Freetail Bats)
      • Northern Freetail Bat
        (Chaerephon jobensis)
    • Muridae (Rats and Mice)
      • Shark Bay Mouse
        (Pseudomys fieldi)
        • National Status: Vulnerable
    • Peramelidae (Bandicoots) [Marsupials]
      • Western Barred Bandicoot
        (Perameles bougainville)
        • National Status: Endangered
    • Potoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs) [Marsupials]
  • Reptiles (23 species)
    • Agamidae (Dragon Lizards)
      • Reticulated Dragon
        (Ctenophorus reticulatus)
      • Western Bearded Dragon
        (Pogona minor)
    • Pythonidae (Pythons)
      • Stimson`s Python
        (Antaresia stimsoni)
    • Elapidae (Elapid Snakes)
      • West Coast Banded Snake
        (Vermicella littoralis)
    • Gekkonidae (Geckos)
      • Western Saddled Gecko
        (Diplodactylus pulcher)
      • Gecko
        (Diplodactylus squarrosus)
      • Variegated Gecko
        (Gehyra variegata)
      • Binoe`s Gecko
        (Heteronotia binoei)
      • Knob-tailed Geckoe
        (Nephrurus levis)
      • Western Spiny-tailed Gecko
        (Strophurus strophurus)
    • Scincidae (Skinks)
      • Fence Skink
        (Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus)
      • West Coast Ctenotus
        (Ctenotus fallens)
      • Lerista
        (Lerista connivens)
      • West Coast Four-toed Lerista
        (Lerista elegans)
      • West Coast Line-spotted Lerista
        (Lerista lineopunctulata)
      • Lerista
        (Lerista macropisthopus)
      • Mueller's Lerista
        (Lerista muelleri)
      • Lerista
        (Lerista planiventralis)
      • Western Worm Lerista
        (Lerista praepedita)
      • Lerista
        (Lerista varia)
      • Grey`s Skink
        (Menetia greyii)
      • Western Pale-flecked Morethia
        (Morethia lineoocellatus)
    • Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
      • Gould's Monitor (Bungarra)
        (Varanus gouldii)