Malleefowl on DigiVol Identification guide INTRODUCTION

Firstly, thank you for taking the time to participate in this project. By identifying the contained within the images, you are making a real impact to the conservation and management of the endangered Malleefowl in NSW. This document has been put together to help you ID the animals you may find when participating in the Saving our Species Malleefowl on DigiVol project. Quick tip: You can use the contents page to click on the listed to quickly navigate to it! CONTENTS

Priority Australian Priority Introduced Non-priority species Un-listed/Unsure? Species species • Shingleback lizard • Unlisted , Mammal or Reptile • Malleefowl ▪ Habitat disturbance • Australian species • Unknown • Kangaroo • White-winged • Feral/wild pig • Wallaby • Australian Raven • Feral goat • Emu • Cow ▪ Predative species • Echidna • European Fox • Rabbit & Hare • Sand Goanna • Feral cat • Bearded Dragon • Lace Goanna MALLEEFOWL (Leipoa ocellata)

KEY FEATURES OF ADULTS: • Large ground dwelling bird • Grey head and neck • Grey/brown mottled feathers • Dark stripe down throat from bottom of head to upper breast • Cream coloured underbelly • Dark grey/black bill MALLEEFOWL CHICK or EGG (Leipoa ocellata) KEY FEATURES: CHICK • Small size • Look very similar to adults – grey brown feathers with dark • Feathers can be fluffier EGG • Found in the centre of the mound • Bright white large egg Adult malleefowl, chicks and eggs all have their own tiles – please click a tile for each subject you see. KANGAROO (Macropus sp.)

KEY FEATURES: • Large animal (up to 91kg), adults >2m in size • Reddish brown/ grey colouring • Longer head with a longer nose • No black tip on ears, ear longer, wider and pointed • Long legs, knees and ankles set wide apart WALLABY (Macropus sp.)

KEY FEATURES: • Smaller in weight (24kg) and size to the Kangaroo (between 30cm-1m) • Smaller more compact legs, knees and ankles are set closer together than the Kangaroo • Smaller, rounder head and nose • Distinctive black tip on ears, ears smaller and rounded (key difference) EMU (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

KEY FEATURES: • Tall, standing at 1.0-1.5m height (weigh between 30 & 60kg) • Long, powerful legs • Three toes on their feet and small wings • Brown/grey in colour SHORT-BEAKED ECHIDNA (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

KEY FEATURES: • Small, usually between 12 and 17 inches long • Brown in colour, with yellow spines on their back and sides • Small head with no visible neck, and a long snout • Short tail LACE AND SAND GOANNA OR MONITOR LIZARD (Varanus varius and Varanus gouldii)

KEY FEATURES: • Flat body, long neck and large claws • Camouflage bands on skin • Lace Goanna’s have multiple white bands on tail whereas sand monitors only have white on the tip • Lace Goanna’s are larger and darker (can be almost black) than the Sand Goanna/Monitor (which is lighter/ more yellowy in colour) PIG (Sus sp.)

KEY FEATURES: • Medium-large animals (between 140 and 300 kilograms when fully grown) • Stocky body, short snout and large ears • Various markings and colouring GOAT (Capra hircus)

KEY FEATURES: • Backwards arching horns • Short tail • Short, straight hair • Various markings and colouring EUROPEAN FOX (Vulpes vulpes)

KEY FEATURES: • Rusty red back and sides • Black ears with rounded points • Black lower legs • Long tail, often nearly as long as its body with a white tip FERAL CAT (Felis catus)

KEY FEATURES: • Small body, pointed ears • Various markings and colouring • Adults can be up to 23-25cm in height SHINGLEBACK LIZARD (Tiliqua rugosa)

KEY FEATURES: • Triangular head • Dark brown colouring, light coloured underside • Bright blue tongue • Short, blunt tail • Large rough scales • Can be very hard to spot! AUSTRALIAN RAVEN vs. WHITE-WINGED CHOUGH ( coronoides & Corcorax melanorhamphos)

KEY FEATURES: • Australian Raven is completely black with white eyes • White-winged Cough looks similar to the raven at a distance but instead of white eyes it has red. • The White-winged Cough also has white underneath the wing, visible when in flight • Australian Raven adults get to 46-53cm while White-winged Cough adults are slightly smaller, being around 45cm (Cracticus tibicen)

KEY FEATURES: • Australian Magpie has a white/grey back of the neck, upper tail and shoulder, grey in females • Australian Magpie also has a light grey/white beak with black tip • Adults can grow up to 37-43cm in length COW (Bos taurus)

KEY FEATURES: • Stocky, with a long rectangular body • Variable patterns and colour • Adults can be up to 147cm in height EUROPEAN RABBIT & HARE (Oryctolagus cuniculus & Lepus sp.)

KEY FEATURES: • Hares are larger than rabbits, with longer hind legs and longer ears • Hares have black markings on their ears, rabbits do not • Rabbits are much more social than hares and are often found in groups BEARDED DRAGON (Pogona sp.)

KEY FEATURES: • Different colours ranging from grey, orange, light brown, brown or black. • Diamond-shaped head with distinctive spiny ‘beard’ • Flat body, broad angular head and small legs • Sharp spikes run along sides and throat • Tail usually as long as their body • Medium size lizard, between 30-60cm although most will not grow to 60cm UNLISTED BIRD, MAMMAL OR REPTILE

If the animal is not listed please click the corresponding unlisted button (i.e. if it is a mammal click unlisted mammal). USING THE UNKNOWN AND SKIP IMAGE OPTIONS

• It is preferable for you to skip the image if you don’t know what it is using the button located near the top of the page. • Once you skip the image it will go back into the pool of images for another person to identify • Only use the unknown button you don’t know what is in the image, and you don’t think another person could easily identify it. This will generally apply when you can only see a very small part of the animal.