Birds in Dubbo Backyards: Native List

No garden is complete without its complement of birds. A garden becomes bird friendly when it offers food, water, shelter, nesting material and protection from predators. Once you begin thinking about how to incorporate these elements, you will be surprised how easy it is to turn your backyard into an urban bird haven for our native www.dubbofieldnats.org.au bird species. Here’s a plant species list to get you started... [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/dubbofieldnats

NATIVE TREES for Birds in Dubbo Backyards

WATTLES () GUM TREES (Eucalyptus) OTHER TREES ENDEMIC TO Acacia acinacea Gold Dust S Medium to Large Eucalypts DUBBO A. aneura Mulga M-L Eucalyptus albens White Box Allocasurina diminuta Forest Oak A. buxifolia Box-leaved Wattle E. blakelyi Blakely’s Red Gum Allocasurina leuhmannii Bull Oak A. cardiophylla Wyalong Wattle E.camaldulensis River Red Gum floribunda Apple Box A. cultriformis Knife Wattle S E. conica Fuzzy Box Kurrajong A. deanei Deans Wattle M E. crebra Narrow Leaf Red Ironbark Black Cypress Pine A. decora Western Silver Wattle E. dealbata Tumbledown Gum Callitris glauchophylla White Cypress Pine A. doratoxylon Currawong L E. macroryncha Red Stringybark Casurina cristata Belah A. farnesiana Perfumed Wattle M E. melliodora Yellow Box Casurina cunninghamiana River Oak A. gladiiformis Sword Leaf Wattle M E. microcarpa Western Grey Box Geijera parviflora Wilga A. hakeoides Whipstick M-L E. populnea Bimble Box Santalum acuinatum Quandong A. homalophylla Yarran M-L E. polyanthemos Red Box A. implexa Lightwood M E. sideroxylon Mugga Ironbark A. leucoclada Eulomogo Wattle L A. linearifolia Narrow Leaf Wattle L Small to Medium Eucalypts OTHER TREES NOT ENDEMIC TO A. pendula Weeping Myall M-L E. dwyeri Dwyer’s Mallee DUBBO ^ A. penninervis Hickory Wattle M E. viridis Green Mallee Agonis flexuosa Willow Myrtle A. pravissima Ovens Wattle Brachychiton spp Kurrajongs A. salicina Native Willow L EUCALYPTS NOT Callistemon spp Bottlebrushes Callitris species- Native Cypress Pines A. spectabilis Mudgee Wattle M ENDEMIC TO DUBBO ^ A. stenophylla River Cooba M-L Casurina spp- She Oak Small to Medium A. trineura Three veined Wattle S Flindersia maculosa Leopardwood Eucalyptus caesia Gungurru A. triptera Spur Wing Wattle M Hymenosporum flavum Native Frangipani E. erythrocorys Illyarie A. uncinata Golden Balls S Melaleuca spp Paperbarks E. ficilfolia Red Flowering Gum A. verniciflua Varnished Wattle M Syzigium spp Lily Pilly E. forrestiana Fuchsia Gum A. vestita Weeping Boree M Telopea spp E. macrocarpa Mottlecah Trisitania laurina Water Gum E. platypus Round Leaf Moort E. pulverulenta Silver Leaf Gum E. torquate Coral Gum

NATIVE for Birds in Dubbo Backyards

Acacia spp- Wattles arenaria Acmena spp-^ Bush Lily Pilly’s Baeckea spp-^ Heath Myrtle Grevillea spp-^ Honey Flowers spp- ^ spp-^ Boronia spp-^ Boronias/ Native Rock Rose Helichrysum spp- Everlasting Daisy Callistemon spp-^ Bottlebrush Kunzea spp-^ Muntries Callistemon paludosus River Bottlebrush Leptospermum spp- Tea Trees Calothamnus spp- ^ One Sided Bottlebrush Melaleuca spp-^ Honey Myrtles Calytrix tetragona- Fringe Myrtle Micromyrtus ciliata Fringed Heath Myrtle Cassia artemesoides Silver Cassia (Senna) montanum Boobialla Cassinia laevis Biddy Bush Pimelia spp-^ Rice Flower Chamelaucium spp-^ Wax Prostanthera spp-^ Native Mint Bushes Cordyline spp-^ Cabbage Tree Palms Prostanthera nivea A Native Mint Bush Correa glabra Correa/ Native Fuchsia Prostanthera ovalifolia A Native Mint Bush Dillwynia juniperina Prickly Parrot Pea Pultenea cunninghamii Bush Pea Dillwynia sericea A Parrot Pea Thryptomene spp- Floral Heath species- Emu Bushes Westringia spp-^ Native Rosemary Eriostemon spp-^ Wax Flowers Xanthorrhoea australis- Grass Tree

NATIVE GROUNDCOVERS for Birds in Dubbo Backyards

Actinotus helianthi- Flannel Flower GRASSES CLIMBERS Anigozanthos spp-^ Kangaroo Paws Danthonia spp-^ Wallaby Grasses Billardiera spp-^ Appleberry Baeckea spp-^ Heath Myrtle Danthonia caespitose Wallaby Grass Clematis aristata Native Clematis Bracteantha viscosa Everlasting Daisy Eragrostis brownieNative Cane Grass Clematis microphylla Old Mans Beard Brachycome multifida Cut Leaf Daisy Eragrostis leptostachya Hardenbergia violacea Native Calotis cuneifolia Blue Burr Daisy Poa sieberana Native ‘Meadow Sarsaparilla, Happy Wanderer Darwinia spp-^ Bell Myrtles Grass’ Hibbertia sericea Silky Guinea Flower Dianella caerulia Blue Flax Lily Stipa densiflora Native Feather Grass Hibbertia obtusifolia A Guinea Flower Dianella revoluta Spreading Flax Lily Stipa falcata Jasminum lineare Native Jasmine Epacris spp-^ Heath Stipa verticillata Slender Bamboo Kennedia species Scarlet Runners Grevillea spp-^ Grass Pandorea pandorana Wonga Vine Goodenia hederacea Themeda australis Kangaroo Grass Lomandra longifolia Mat Rush Lomandra hystrix^ Matt Rush Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat Rush WET AREAS Lomandra multiflora Many Flowered Mat Juncus spp-^ Rushes Rush Juncus subsecundus Rush Myoporum spp-^ Boobialla Cyperus spp- Sedges Myoporum debile Amulla Scaveola spp-^ Fan Flowers Wallenbergia stricta Native Bluebells

Notes:  S = Small, M = Medium, L = Large (tree sizes).  ‘Endemic’ means native to, or naturally occurring, in the Dubbo area. Most species listed are endemic to Dubbo district except the generic species and others as indicated (^)  Where local species are unavailable, use a close relation. Do consult your local garden centre for species availability.  Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle) and Grevillia robusta (Silky Oak) are NOT native to Dubbo & can become environmental weeds.  Schinus molle (Pepper Trees) and Salix species (Willows) are not native trees.

SOME NATIVE BIRD PLANTING TIPS  Consider planting in clumps to provide cover for smaller birds against larger predatory and/or territorial birds like Noisy Miners, Pied Currawongs and Butcherbirds.  Plant a variety of food sources including nectar-producing, seed-producing and insect- attracting plants.  When planting try to recreate the layers of vegetation; grasses, groundcovers, shrubs & trees as found in nature. This will diversify the habitats found in your garden.  Choose a variety of species that flower at different times to provide year-round food sources.  Try to choose plants with a mix of large and small flowers. Small flowered plants mean the smaller birds can access food.  Our logo depicts a Glossy Black Cockatoo- a Threatened Species of the district.

Happy Gardening!

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Plant list compiled by Kerry Palmer for Dubbo Field Naturalist & Conservation Society Inc. as a guide only to complement the Birds in Dubbo Backyards Brochure (2010) accessed from our website.

Further Information: Post PO Box 1171 Dubbo NSW 2830 Email: [email protected] or visit our website www.dubbofieldnats.org.au