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Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)Observer
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Why old tree hollows are important. Yarra River, Templestowe.
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Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)Observer
george_seagullDescription
Templestowe.
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
george_seagullDescription
Very cute, very destructive. Wonthaggi Heathlands.
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Brown Shield Bug (Poecilometis strigatus)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
Probably attracted to night light on the previous night.
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Black-faced Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus ssp. melanops)Observer
ellurasanctuaryDescription
All the mainland Western Grey's have been put into sub-species melanops. The sub-species name "melano" means black. ergo "Black-faced"
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?q=lsid:urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:76124bda-0cb6-4495-8927-d867a268a820#tab_mapView
Those on Kangaroo Island have retained the Western Grey Common name and are the type species, ssp fuliginosus.
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?q=lsid:urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:fa1029cf-803b-49bc-8d10-cca925ec1339#tab_mapView
One suspects since the western invasion some of the KI sub-species would have been brought to the mainland & escaped?
