
Tranmere and
Clarence Plains
Land and Coast Care
Native Fauna
We are lucky to have an abundance of fauna in our local area. The photos below have been provided by TACPLACI members. If you see a bird or animal in the Tranmere Clarence Plains area that we haven't shown in this table, send a photo and information on the location to Ross at banjoross54@gmail.com. More information is provided from Birdlife Australia and Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment by clicking the more information button. Listen to bird sounds by clicking "Play sound".
Australian Magpie

Magpie near Anulka Reserve. (Photo M. Ramsay)
Mystery magpie at our gate, warbling now for his mate. (M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Haematopus fuliginosus
Bennetts Wallaby


Wallaby near Tollard Drive Rokeby (Photo R. Mann)
Scientific Name
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Blac-faced cuckoo shrike


Spotted in Tollard Drive (Photo R. Mann)
Scientific Name
Coracina novaehollandiae
Black Currawong

Dropping in to a Tranmere back-yard. (Photo R. Mackenzie)
Currawong eyes feathers, crying loudly all weathers. (M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Strepera fuliginosa
Blue-tongued Lizard

Blue-tongue Lizard in back yard. (Photo M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Eastern Rosella


Eastern Rosella in Tranmere (Photos M. Ramsay and R. Mann)
Scientific Name
Platycercus eximius
Green Rosella

Green Rosella inspecting a nesting box in Carella Gully (Photo R. Mackenzie)
Scientific Name
Platycercus caledonicus
Little Pied and Pied Cormorants

Little Pied and Pied Cormorants Tranmere Foreshore (Photo M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Phalacrocorax varius
Little Wattlebird

Little Wattlebird backyard at Pintoresca Place, Tranmere (Photo R. Mann)
Scientific Name
Anthochaera chrysoptera
Masked Lapwing (plover)


Very stroppy bird when protecting its eggs. (Photo R. Mann)
Scientific Name
Vanellus miles
Musk Lorikeet

Musk Lorikeet in Tollard Drive. (Photo R. Mann)
Musk lorrikeet looks past, slash o’green flies fast. (M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Glossopsitta concinna
New Holland Honeyeater

From backyard in Tranmere (Photo R. Mann)
Scientific Name
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Pacific Gull

Pacific Gulls near Tranmere Bus Terminus (Photo M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Larus pacificus
Pink Galah

Pink Galahs (Photo M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Eolophus roseicapillus
Sooty Oystercatcher

Sooty Oystercatchers near Punch's Reef (Photo M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Haematopus fuliginosus
Spotted Dove

Spotted dove in Tranmere backyard (Photo R. Mann)
Scientific Name
Streptopelia chinensis
Tawny Frogmouth


Two tawnies spotted in Carella Gully and tawnie with chick (Photos R. Mackenzie and M. Comfort)
Scientific Name
Podargus strigoides
White-Faced Heron


This White Faced Heron is seen in Elinga Street once every Spring time looking for goldfish in gardens. (Photos M. Ramsay and R. Mann)
Scientific Name
Egretta novaehollandiae
Yelllow Tailed Black Cockatoo

Eating the seeds from a tree in Glamorgan Street. (Photo M. Ramsay)
Scientific Name
Calyptorhynchus funereus