Western Australia FaunaBirds Insects Reptiles Spiders

The vast region of Western Australia encompasses a diverse selection of habitats from marine environments along Australia’s lengthy coastline, inland water sources that include permanent and seasonal waterways and wetlands, beaches and mangrove forests, tropical rainforest, grasslands and savannas to arid regions.

All these habitats are home to a diverse range of wildlife from aquatic creatures, insects, spiders, reptiles, mammals, marsupials and birds. Whilst most of the larger wildlife are known, there are many thousands of unamed species of insects and spiders.

Check out some of the listed fauna here, with many more to be added over times.

Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) © Gary Taylor
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Velvet Ants (family Mutillidae), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Velvet Ants (family Mutillidae), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
His head stuck in a can... © Gary Taylor
Black Headed Monitor (Varanus tristis tristis), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Castiarina subtincta, Newdegate WA © Mark Hanlon
Castiarina subtincta (female), Newdegate WA © Mark Hanlon
Danais chrysippus, Yalgorup S F / Yalgorup National Park WA © Paul Kay
Danais chrysippus, Yalgorup S F / Yalgorup National Park WA © Paul Kay
Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata), Flynn WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata), Flynn WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Stimson's python - "Children's pythons" © Gary Taylor
Stimson’s Python (Antaresia stimsoni), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Prowling Spider (genus Miturga), Flynn WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Prowling Spider (genus Miturga), Flynn WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Anomis definata, Yalgorup S F / Yalgorup National Park WA © Paul Kay
Anomis definata, Yalgorup S F / Yalgorup National Park WA © Paul Kay
Southern Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus), Southwest WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Southern Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus), Southwest WA © Jean and Fred Hort

There is also some fauna information listed here (these are a work in progress, with more information to come):

Zanda latirostris (Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Zanda latirostris (Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham

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This section is a work in progress… more information coming…

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Gary Taylor
  2. Photographs © Paul Kay
  3. Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort

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