Fauna

Jirdarup is home to numerous birds, reptiles and invertebrates. With the help of the community, the species identified there are being continually updated and included at the links at the bottom of this page.

Formal surveys and information from the community up to 2020 reported 68 species of birds, including some that simply fly over; 1 amphibian, the Western Banjo Frog; 16 reptiles and the common house mouse.

Lists of birds and reptiles identified by 2023 are included in our book, Jirdarup Bushland and the Friends who care for it. In recent years, the number of bird species has increased and we have more information about mammals. Unfortunately, some of the reptile species have not been sighted in the last decade. The first known record of a Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo was in 2007.

Margaret Turpin’s 1990 paper was the first to study Kensington Bushland’s fauna, noting 12 reptile and 17 bird species. Subsequent observations and studies have expanded this knowledge.

Research by Dr. Juliana Pille Arnold in 2019-2020 identified 38 native bee species in the area. 

Quenda scratchings were reported in 2005 and 2008, with a quenda recently spotted living in a nearby garden in July 2024. In June 2026, quenda were living in the Kensington Bushland.