Geelong Field Naturalists Club

The GFNC is a club for anyone interested in wildlife, plants, or conservation in the Geelong region.
The club holds monthly meetings (via a mix of Zoom and face to face) and excursions.
Most meetings have presentations from specialists in aspects of natural history and conservation.

Info on how to join is here
 
 

Flora and Fauna list

Geelong and District

FROGS

 
Crinia signifera Common Froglet
Limnodynastes dumerili Pobblebonk / Banjo Frog
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Spotted Marsh Frog
Litoria ewingii Ewing's Tree Frog
Litoria raniformis Growling Grass Frog
 

MAMMALS

 
Canis vulpes* Red Fox
Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's Wattled Bat
Chalinolobus morio Chocolate Wattle Bat
Hydyomys chrysogaster Water Rat
Miniopterus schreibersii Common Bent-wing Bat
Mormopterus planiceps Southern Freetail Bat
Mus musculus* House Mouse
Nycloptiilus geoffroyi Lesser Long-eared Bat
Pseudocheirus peregrinus Common Ringtail Possum
Pteropus poliocephalus Grey-headed Flying-fox
Rattus rattus* Black Rat
Tafarida austratis White-striped Freetail Bat
Trichosurus vulpecula Common Brush-tail Possum
Vespadelus darlingtoni/regulus Forest Bat
Vespadelus vultumus Little Forest Bat
 

FISH

 
Anguilla austratis Short-finned Eel
Cyprinus carpio* Common Carp
Galaxias cleaveri Mudfish
Galaxias maculatus Common Galaxias
Galaxias truttaceus Spotted Galaxias
Gambusia affinis* Mosquito Fish
Geotria australis Pouched Lamprey
Nannoperca australis Southern Pygmy Perch
Perca fluviatilis* English Perch
Prototroctes marsena Australian Grayling
Retropinna semoni Australian Smelt
Tinca tinca Tench
 

PLANTS

 
Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle
Acacia implexa Lightwood
Acacia meamsii Black Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood
Acacia paradoxa Prickly Hedge Wattle
Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle
Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses
Acaena echinata Sheep's Butt
Agrostis capillads* Brown-top Bent
Alisma plantaga-aquatica Water Plantain
Allocasuarina cunninghamiana* River She-oak
Allocasuarina liftoralis Black She-oak
Anagallis arvensis* Scarlet Pimpernel
Arctotheca calendula* Cape Weed
Asphodelus fistulosus* Onion Weed
Aster subuatus Shrub Aster
Avena sativa* Wild Oat
Azolla filiculoides Pacific / Red Azolla
Beta vulgaris* Wild Beet
Bromus catharticus* Prairie Grass
Bulboschoenus caldwellii Sea Club Rush
Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria
Callistemon paludosus River Bottle-brush
Calostegia sepium Large Bindweed
Carbaria draba* Hoary Cress
Carex appressa Tall Sedge
Cerastium glomeratum* Mouse Ear Chick Weed
Chenopodium album* Fat Hen
Chloris truncata Windmill Grass
Conium maculatum* Hemlock
Conyza bonariensis Tall Fleablane
Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant Bush
Coprosma repens* Mirror Bush
Correa reflexa Common Correa
Cotoneaster sp.* Cotoneaster
Cotula coronopifolia* Water Buttons
Crassula helmsii Swamp Stonecrop
Critesium marinum ssp.* Leporinum Barley Grass
Danthonia caespitosa Wallaby Grass
Danthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby Grass
Disbchlis disticholphylla Salt Grass
Dodonaea cuneata Wedge-leaf Hop-bush
Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-rush
Eleocharis sphacelata Tall Spike-rush
Epilobium billardierianum ssp. cinereum Variable Willow Herb
Epilobium hirtigerum Hairy Willow Herb
Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum
Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum
Eucalyptus pellita* Red Mahogany
Eucalyptus robusta* Swamp Mahogany
Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum
Foeniculum vulgare* Fennel
Fumada muralis* Fumitory
Galenia pubescens* Carpet Weed
Galium aparine* Cleavers Bedstraw
Geranium molle* Dove's-foot Cranes-bill
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia
Heiminotheca echioides* Bristly Ox-tongue Thistle
Helichrysum dendroideum Tree Everlasting
Hoicus lanatus* Yorkshire Fog Grass
Hymenanthera dentata Tree Violet
Hypochoeris radicata* Flat Weed
Isolepis cemua Grassy Club-rush
Juncus acutus* African Spiny Rush
Juncus sp. Rush
Lemna tdsuica Duck Weed
Lepidium campestre* Field Cress / Pepper Wort
Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea-tree
Lolium perenne* Perennial Rye Grass
Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat Rush
Malva nicaeensis* Mallow of Nice
Marsilea drummondii Common Nardoo
Medicago arabica* Spotted Medic
Medicaga polymorpha* Burr Medic
Melaleuca lanceolata Moonah
Melilotus indica* Sweet / King Island Melilot
Modiola caroliniana* Carolina Mallow
Muehlenbeckia florulenta / cunninghamii Tangled Lignum
Myoporum viscosum Sticky Boobialla
Myriophylium propinquum Water Milfoil
Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush
Oxalis purpurea Large* Flower Sweet Sorrel
Ozothamnus fertugineus Tree Everlasting
Paspalum distichum* Water Couch
Pennisetum clandestinum* Kikuyu Grass
Persicada decipiens* Slender Knotweed
Persicada maculosa* Spotted Knotweed
Phalaris aquatica* Toowoomba Canary Grass
Phoenix dactylifera?* Date Palm?
Phragmites australis Common Reed
Pinus radiata* Radiata / Monterey Pine
Pittosporum undulatum* Sweet Pittosporum
Plantago coronopus Bucks Horn Plantain
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort
Plantago major Greater Plantain
Poa ensiformis? / clelandii? Poa
Poa labillardieri Poa / Common Tussosk
Polygonum aviculare* Hogweed
Prunus sp.* Prunus
Raphanus raphanistrum* Wild Radish
Romulus rosea* Onion Grass
Rubus fruticosus spp. agg.* Blackberry
Rumex bidens Mud / Floating Dock
Rumex crispus* Curled Dock
Salix sp.* Willow
Carcocomia quinqueflora Beaded Glasswort
Schoenopictus validus River Club-rush
Senecio lautus Variable Groundsel
Senecio quadridentalis Cotton Fire Weed
Solanum laciniatum Kangaroo Apple
Solanum nigrum* Black Nightshade
Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow Thistle
Sporobolus virginicus Salt Couch
Taraxacum officinale* Dandelion
Tetrarrhena distichophylla Hairy Rice Grass
Trapogon porrifolius* Salsify
Trifolium arvense* Hare's-foot Clover
Trifolium angustifolium* Narrow-leaf Clover
Triglochin procera Water Ribbons
Triglochin striata Streaked Arrow Grass
Typha domingensis Cumbungi / Reed Mace / Bulrush
Vicia sativa ssp.* Sativa Common Vetch
Zantedeschia aethiopica* White Arum Lily
 

BIRDS

 
Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian Bittern
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe
Tadorna tadornoides Australasian Shelduck
Anas rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler
Threskiornis molucca Australasian White Ibis
Falco lonipennis Australian Hobby
Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican
Porzana fluminea Australian Spotted Crake
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake
Tyto alba Barn Owl
Milvuc migrans Black Kite
Cygnus atratus Black Swan
Charadrius (Elseyornis) melanops Black-fronted Dotterel
Elanus exillaris Black-shouldered Kite
Gallinula ventralis Black-tailed Native-hen
Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
Neophema chrysostoma Blue-winged Parrot
Crus rubicunda Brolga
Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk
Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail
Sterna caspia Caspian Tern 1
Ardea ibis Cattle Egret 1
Anas castanea Chestnut Teal
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank 1
Platycercus elegans elegans Crimson Rosella
Anhinga melanogaster Darter
Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen
Fulica atra Eurasian Coot
Neophema chrysogaster Orange-bellied Parrot
Cacomantis flabelliformis Fantailed Cuckoo
Cacatya roseicapilla Galah
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
Ardea alba Great Egret 1
Anas gracilis Grey Teal
Aythya australis Hardhead
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe
Chrysococcyx basalis Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
Ardea imtermedia Intermediate Egret
Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe 1
Dryolimnas pectoralis Lewin's Rail
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant
Ardea (Egretta) garzetta Little Egret
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant
Anseranas semipalmata Magpie Goose
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard*
Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing / Spur-winged Plover
Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet
Nycticorax caledonicus Nankeen / Rufous Night Heron
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater
Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck
Larus pacificus Pacific Gull
Cuculus pallidus Pallid Cuckoo
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pink-eared Duck
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet
Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird
Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover
Psephotus haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot
  Rock Dove*
Platalea regia Royal Spoonbill
Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1
Larus novaehollandiae Silver Gull
Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove*
Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis
Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairy-wren
Chilidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern
Ardea novaehollandiae White-faced Heron
Malithreptus lunatus White-naped Honeyeater
Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron
Lichenostomus penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis White-throated Needletail
Platalea flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Lichenostomus chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill

* - Introduced species
1 - Protected by JAMBA (Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement) and CAMBA (China-Australia Migatory Bird Agreement)

Threatened Wildlife;

Vulnerable:      Australian Grayling, Common Bent-wing Bat
Restricted, rare or both:      Spotted Galaxias
Intermediate, -threatened:    Pouched Lamprey
Requiring careful monitoring: Latham's Snipe
Extinct - re-introduced:        Magpie Goose

Sources:

Dept. of Natural Resources and Environment 
From Buckley's to the Break 
Morcombe, M. (2000) Field Guide to Australian Birds. Archerfield. Steve Parish Publishing Pty. Ltd.