Mammals, birds and frogs
The river is home to an abundance of important native wildlife which includes the aquatic mammal specialists Platypus and Rakali (or Water Rat), a very wide range of bird species including waterbirds (ducks, Dusky Moorhen, herons, egrets, spoonbills, etc.), strongly water-associated birds such as the Sacred Kingfisher and Laughing Kookaburra, and a number of frog species including the Eastern Banjo Frog (or Pobblebonk), Common Eastern Froglet, and Peron's Tree Frog.
Choose a mammal, bird or amphibian from the menu on the right for more information or download all the information in PDF format.
(Sources for the "Mammals, Birds and Frogs" section: "Wild animals of Victoria" CD, Viridans Biological Databases, Melbourne 2002. Australian Platypus Conservancy website, Earthcare StKilda Inc and Australian Museum Online)
