Common Piney Lakes Animal Basic ID Sheet

WHAT NATIVE BIRD WAS THAT?
Australian Magpie
Noongar: Kulbardi
Australian Black Raven
Noongar: Wardong
I am a carnivore / insectivore /
scavenger and I look for my
food at ground level.
My habitat can be anywhere
there are trees and mud for
building my nest.
I am a carnivore / scavenger.
My preferred habitat is
bushlands, but I like to live in
urban areas as there is an
endless supply of food.
White-cheeked
Honeyeater
New Holland Honeyeater
I am a nectarivore but
sometimes I can be
insectivorous if I am lacking
protein.
My favourite habitat is
eucalypt forests and coastal
scrublands.
Brown Honeyeater
I am a nectarivore /
insectivore. My habitat is
inland scrubs, eucalypt
forests, sub-tropical
woodlands, paperbarks and
coastal scrubs.
Forrest Red-tailed Black
Cockatoo
Noongar: Kaarak
I am an herbivore, feeding on
seeds within hakea, banksias,
grevillias and eucalypt nuts
that I find on the ground or
within the foliage. My habitat
is wetlands, tall open forests,
woodlands, scrublands and
flood-plains. I nest in tree
hollows.
I am a nectarivore but
sometimes I can be
insectivorous if I am lacking
protein.
My favourite habitat is eucalypt
forests and coastal scrublands.
Singing Honeyeater
I am a nectarivore / frugivore /
insectivore. My preferred
habitat is low-lying coastal dune
vegetation, inland mulga or
mallee scrubs. I love to adapt
to living in vineyards, parks and
gardens because there is
always fruit and nectar.
Carnaby’s (Short-billed)
Black Cockatoo
Noongar: Ngoolak
I am an herbivore, using my
strong beak to crack open seed
capsules of hakea, banksias,
grevillias and eucalypts that I
find on the ground. My
preferred habitat is open
woodlands, eucalypt forests,
wheatbelt and sandplain areas.
I nest in tree hollows.
Striated Pardalote
I am an insectivore. My
habitat is scrublands,
woodlands, eucalypt
forests and
backyards/parklands with
lots of shrubs. I build my
nest in a tree hollow.
Spotted Pardalote
I am an insectivore. My
habitat is scrublands,
woodlands, eucalypt forests
and backyards/parklands
with lots of shrubs. I build
my nest in a hollow on rockfaces.
Willy Wagtail
Noongar: Djidi Djidi
I am an insectivore. I live
in most habitats except
dense forests. In Piney
Lakes Reserve, wagtails
build a nest using the
cobwebs of orb-weaver
spiders.
Welcome Swallow
Noongar: Moorningwilboor
I am an insectivore and I catch
my prey during flight. My
habitat is open woodlands,
coasts, rivers and wetlands. I
build a mud-nest in cavernous
dead trees, overhung banks,
cavities in cliffs and have
adapted to using the corners of
buildings to attach my nest to.
Thank-you to Piney Lakes volunteers, friends and staff for the photographs!
Red Wattlebird
I am a nectarivore. My
habitat is open woodland,
scrublands and eucalypt
forests, coastal scrublands
and heaths. I am territorial
and can be aggressive to
other birds and animals if I
feel my feeding territory is
being invaded, or my nest is
threatened.
Western Ring-neck (28)
Parrot
Noongar: Doonart
I am a nectarivore,
insectivore and frugivore. I
am not fussy! My preferred
habitat is red-river gums on
watercourse, but I also live in
forests and woodlands.
Australian White Ibis
My diet consists of crayfish
and insects. I am also a
scavenger. My habitat is
freshwater wetlands, dams,
floodplains, saline wetlands
and tidal mudflats.
Pacific Black Duck
Noongar: Yearderup
I am mainly an herbivore, but
will sometimes eat small
crustaceans and aquatic
insects. My habitat consists
of many types of waters, but
mainly still, isolated pools.
Tawny Frogmouth
Noongar: Djoowi
I am a nocturnal insectivore,
using the sensitive feathers
above my beak to sense
flying insects. I sometimes
eat small mammals and
reptiles. I can live in any type
of habitat, but I avoid dense
forests and treeless deserts.
I build my nest I tree hollows.
Southern Boobook Owl
Noongar: Wiroop
I am a nocturnal bird of
prey eating both insects
and small mammals. My
habitat can be anywhere
from dense forest to open
woodland, but I need to
build my nest in a tree
hollow.
Western Wattlebird
I am smaller than the red
wattlebird, and I have no red
facial wattle and no yellow
chest, but I am also a
nectarivore. My habitat is
banksia woodlands and coastal
heaths. I am not as
aggressively territorial as the
red wattlebird.
Rainbow Bee-eater
Noongar: Birrongawu
I am an insectivore and am
great at catching insects in
flight – especially bees! My
habitat is open woodland with
sandy soils, sandridges, river
banks, beaches and dunes. I
build my hollow nest by digging
a burrow in the sand.
Australasian Grebe
Noongar: Ngwonan
I eat small fish and insects,
which I find on long, deep
dives underwater. My
preferred habitat is still,
freshwater wetlands, lakes
and dams.
White-faced Heron
Noongar: Kanyar
I feed on a variety of prey,
including fish, aquatic insects
and amphibians. My habitat is
any type of waterway, from
tidal mudflats to coastal reefs.
Peregrine Falcon
Noongar: Waalitj or
Kaarkany
I am a carnivore, feeding on
small mammals, birds,
reptiles and amphibians. I
prefer to build my nests
around coastal and inland
cliffs, or open woodlands
close to water. I can be
found anywhere from arid to
alpine regions.
Barn Owl
Noongar: Yoowintj
I am a nocturnal bird of prey,
feeding mainly on small
mammals, but will also eat
small reptiles, insects and
amphibians. During the day, I
roost in hollow logs, caves and
trees. My preferred habitat is
open, and often arid, country
including farms, heath and
wooded forests.
Thank-you to Piney Lakes volunteers, friends and staff for the photographs!
WHAT NATIVE VERTEBRATE WAS THAT?
Southern Brown Bandicoot:
Noongar: Quenda
White-striped Mastiff Bat
Noongar (bat): Babitj
I am a marsupial.
I am an omnivore and look for
my food at ground level and
underground.
My habitat is in bush-lands
that have dense undergrowth
and low ground cover.
I am a mammal.
I am a nocturnal insectivore and
use ecolocation to find my prey.
My preferred habitat is open
woodlands, but I will live any
many types of habitats. I prefer
to rest/nest in tree hollows.
Bobtail Lizard
Noongar: Yourn
I am a reptile.
I am an omnivore and a
scavenger, preferring to eat
fruits and grubs.
I live in many different
habitats and am most
comfortable in areas where
there is ground cover.
Burton’s Legless Lizard
I am a reptile.
I am a carnivore, feeding
entirely on smaller lizards (and
sometimes even small snakes).
I favour habitats that have lowlying vegetation and I seek
shelter around rocks, timber
and dense vegetation.
Long-necked (Oblong) Turtle
Noongar: Yargarn
Dugite Snake
Noongar: Dobitj
I am a reptile.
I am a carnivore / insectivore,
preferring to feed mainly on
fish, but will substitute diet
with aquatic
macroinvertebrates.
My habitat is still, freshwater
lakes / swamps / dams.
I am a reptile. I am a poisonous
snake.
I am a carnivore, feeding on
many other small reptiles, birds
and mammals.
I have adapted well to living in
urban areas, I particularly like
areas that have both sheltered
and open areas.
Motorbike Frog
Noongar (frog): Kyooya
I am an amphibian.
I am an insectivore. Lives
adjacent to permanent, still,
freshwater bodies and
particularly prefers habitats
with shelter such as loose
bark, log and rocks.
Slender Tree Frog
Noongar (frog): Kyooya
I am an amphibian.
I am an insectivore. I
inhabit the dense
vegetation adjacent to
permanent freshwater
bodies, either still or slowmoving.
Quacking Frog
Moaning Frog
Noongar (frog): Kyooya
I am an amphibian.
I am an insectivore. I favour
freshwater habitats with
permanent water and sandy
soils.
Clicking (Rattling) Froglet
Noongar (frog): Kyooya
I am an amphibian.
I am an insectivore.
My habitat is freshwater
areas that are permanently
damp.
Banjo (Pobblebonk) Frog
Noongar (frog): Kyooya
I am an amphibian.
Noongar (frog): Kyooya
I am an amphibian.
I am an insectivore.
My habitat is freshwater
areas that are permanently
damp. I will build burrows
in sandy soils during
summer.
I am an insectivore. I live in
thick vegetation adjacent to
permanent freshwater
bodies and burrow in sandy
soils during summer.
It is important to note that Piney lakes is home to some introduced vertebrates species. The City of Melville aims to
control the invasion of feral species such as domesticated cats, foxes, rainbow lorikeets, rabbits, kookaburras and koi.
Thank-you to Piney Lakes volunteers, friends and staff for the photographs!