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Rottnest Island, Australia (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Rottnest Island, Australia
Map of Rottnest Island, Australia
Rottnest
Rottnest Bike Path
Western Gerygone (
Gerygone fusca
)
Quokka (
Setonix brachyurus
)
Western Whistler (
Pachycephala fuliginosa
) - Male
Australian Raven (
Corvus coronoides
)
Red-capped Plover (
Charadrius ruficapillus
)
Singing Honeyeater (
Gavicalis virescens
)
Australian Shelduck (
Tadorna tadornoides
) - Male
Red-capped Robin (
Petroica goodenovii
) - Female
Galah (
Eolophus roseicapilla
)
Australian Golden Orbweaver (
Trichonephila edulis
)
Australian Shelduck (
Tadorna tadornoides
) - Female
Red-necked Avocet (
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
)
Singing Honeyeater (
Gavicalis virescens
)
Western Whistler (
Pachycephala fuliginosa
) - Juvenile
Nankeen Kestrel (
Falco cenchroides
)
White-winged Tern (
Chlidonias leucopterus
)
Island
Trips
Western Australia
4/4/2023
: We took the early boat to Rottnest Island, and we walked around waiting for our cabin to be ready. After awhile, we decided it would be better to get some bicycles.
4/5/2023
: We rode our rental bikes most of the way around the island before catching the ferry back to Perth.
Previous Visit (King's Park and Botanic Garden: 4/3/2023)
Next Visit (King's Park and Botanic Garden: 4/6/2023)
Species Recorded (36)
Birds ( 34 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Australian Pelican -
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Honeyeaters ( Meliphagidae )
Singing Honeyeater -
Gavicalis virescens
Whistlers ( Pachycephalidae )
Western Whistler -
Pachycephala fuliginosa
Scrubwrens ( Acanithizidae )
Spotted Scrubwren -
Sericornis maculatus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Swamp Harrier -
Circus approximans
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Pied Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax varius
Herons ( Ardeidae )
White-faced Heron -
Egretta novaehollandiae
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Gray Teal -
Anas gracilis
Australian Shelduck -
Tadorna tadornoides
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Nankeen Kestrel -
Falco cenchroides
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Red-capped Plover -
Charadrius ruficapillus
Red-necked Avocet -
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Pied Oystercatcher -
Haematopus longirostris
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Pied Stilt -
Himantopus leucocephalus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Red-necked Stint -
Calidris ruficollis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
White-winged Tern -
Chlidonias leucopterus
Silver Gull -
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Pacific Gull -
Larus pacificus
Roseate Tern -
Sterna dougallii
Australian Fairy Tern -
Sternula nereis
Great Crested Tern -
Thalasseus bergii
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Laughing Dove -
Spilopelia senegalensis
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Galah -
Eolophus roseicapilla
( Dacelonidae )
Sacred Kingfisher -
Todiramphus sanctus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Welcome Swallow -
Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin -
Petrochelidon nigricans
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Silvereye -
Zosterops lateralis
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Australian Raven -
Corvus coronoides
Magpie-lark -
Grallina cyanoleuca
Australian Magpie -
Gymnorhina tibicen
( Pardalotidae )
Western Gerygone -
Gerygone fusca
( Eopsaltriidae )
Red-capped Robin -
Petroica goodenovii
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