Wildlife Identification
See our resources below to help you identify and record Australian wildlife!
Tasmanian Wildlife
In the app store:
Seek by iNaturalist
On the web:
Wildlife Identification Guide by Tasmanian Land Conservancy
Books:
-The Guide to Tasmanian Wildlife by Angus McNab
- Animals of Tasmania: Wildlife of an Incredible Island by Sally Bryant and Tim Squires
- Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds by Dave Watts
- Where to see Wildlife in Tasmania by Dave Watts and Cathie Plowman
Specialised ID books:
- Tasmanian Mammals: A Field Guide by Dave Watts
- Snakes of Tasmania by Simon Fearn
- Spiders of Tasmania by John C. Douglas
- University of Tasmania’s Poo Flip
Ecology books:
- Tasmanian Devil: A deadly tale of survival by David Own and David Pemberton
- Platypus Matters: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Mammals by Jack Ashby
- Tasmanian Tiger: The tragic story of the thylacine by David Owen and David Pemberton
- Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger by Branden Holmes and Gareth Linnard
- Birds of Tasmania: A Practical Birdwatching Log Book for Local Adventures by Andrew Marshman
Picture book for all ages:
Wild Tasmania: Animals by Johanna Simkin
Some books can be purchased online here:
Australian Wildlife
In the app store:
- Field Guide to NSW Fauna
- Field Guide to Victorian Fauna
- Field Guide to Queensland Fauna
- Field Guide to Northern Territory Fauna
- Field Guide to Australian Capital Territory Fauna
- Field Guide to Australian Bats
- FrogID by Australian Museum
- Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
Morcombe & Stewart Guide to Birds of Australia
On the web:
ID Books:
- Cronin’s Key Guide to Australian Wildlife by Leonard Cronin
- Tracks, Scats and Other Traces: A Field Guide to Australian Mammals by Barbara Triggs
- Whales, Dolphins and Seals: A field guide to the marine mammals of the world by Hadoram Shirihai and Brett Jarrettt
Ecology books:
Incredible Journeys by David Barrie
Children Books:
Some general wildlife and identification books can be purchased online here:
Recording Wildlife Sightings
Observing wildlife always feels like a rewarding experience.
Using your identification tools, you can record wildlife sightings and contribute to real time distribution and diversity science - an easy and important way to monitor Australian wildlife.
Places to share your recordings: