Animals

The Australian Raven or Southern Crow is an all black bird with black feet and beak and a white iris. The territorial call is a slow, high ah-ah-aaaah with the last note drawn out. It will use this call to communicate with other Australian Ravens in the area.

The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii), also known as Banksian- or Bank’s Black Cockatoo, is a large cockatoo native to Australia. The species is usually found in eucalyptus woodlands, or along water courses. They are seed eaters and cavity nesters. As such, they depend on trees with fairly large diameters, generally Eucalyptus.

Goanna is the name used to refer to Australian monitor lizards of the genus Varanus. Being predatory lizards, goannas are often quite large, or at least bulky, with sharp teeth and claws. The goanna features prominently in Aboriginal mythology and Australian folklore.

Common Bottlenose Dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide. The Common Bottlenose Dolphins are grey in color and may be between 2 and 4 metres (6.6 and 13 ft) long, and weigh between 150 and 650 kilograms (330 and 1,400 lb).

The Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis, is the smallest species of rosella and is found in the South West of Australia in Eucalypt forests and timbered areas. Just under 30 cm (or one foot) long; they are red from the head to the breast with white or beige-ish yellow cheeks and blue and green patterned wings with males being slightly larger and having a more vibrant yellow cheek colouring. Their bills are a grey ‘horn’ colour like most Australian parrots.

The Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. With its long legs, the Australian Magpie walks rather than waddles or hops and spends much time on the ground. Its complex, musical, warbling call is one of the most familiar Australian bird sounds. In Denis Glover’s poem The Magpies, the mature magpie’s call is described as quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle.

The Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) is a large and very common kangaroo or macropod, found across almost the entire southern part of Australia. The Western Grey Kangaroo is one of the largest kangaroos. It weighs 28-54 kg and its length is 0.84-1.1m with a 80-100 cm tail, standing approximately 1.3m tall. It has thick, coarse fur with colour ranging from pale grey to brown. It feeds at night, mainly on grasses but also on leafy shrubs and low trees. The kangaroo lives in groups of up to 15.

The Galah, also known as the Rose-breasted Cockatoo, or Pink and Grey, is one of the most common and widespread cockatoos, and it can be found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia. It is endemic in Australia, where its distinctive pink and grey plumage and its bold and loud behaviour make it a familiar sight in the bush.

The Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) is a wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae, also known as the “Sheep bird”. It is widespread across much of Australia. It has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long downcurved bill and black legs.

The Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), also known as the Quarrion and the Weiro, is the smallest cockatoo endemic to Australia. They are prized as a household pet and companion parrot throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed. As a caged bird, cockatiels are second in popularity only to the Budgerigar.