RESULTS
Taxonomy
Common names and scientific names for mammals are from Strahan (1983). Common and scientific names for birds are from Emison et al. (1987). Common names for reptiles and amphibians are corn the Atlas of Victorian Wildlife, while scientific names are from Cogger (1992), with adherence to the recent revision for the genus Pseudemoia by Hutchinson and Donellan (1992).
Results
Listed in the table below are the native and introduced fauna recorded from the study area during the present survey.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Record O = Observation T = Trapped/Hand-held H = identified from Hair S = identified from Scat R = identified from Remains I = Indirect evidence OH = OverHead |
| Birds (native) | ||
| Great Cormorant | Phalecrocorax carbo | O |
| Little Slack Cormorant | Phalecrocorax sulcirostris | O |
| White-faced Heron | Ardea novaehollandiae | O |
| Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosis | O |
| Maned Duck | Chenonetta jubata | O |
| Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus notatus | O |
| Dusky Moorhen | Gallinula tenebrosa | O |
| Silver Gull | Lorus novaehollandiae | O |
| Crested Tern | Sterna bergii | O |
| Rainbow Lorikeet | Trichoglossus haematodus | O |
| Barn owl | Tyto alba | O |
| Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neoxena | O |
| Willie Wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys | O |
| Clamorous Reed-warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | O |
| Red Wattlebird | Anthochaera carunulata | O |
| White-plumed Honeyeater | Lichenostomus penicilliatus | O |
| Australian Magpie Lark | Grallina cyanoleuca | O |
| Little Raven | Corvus mellori | O |
| Birds (introduced) | ||
| Spotted Turtle-dove | Streptopelia chinensis | O |
| Blackbird | Turdus merula | O |
| Common Starling | Turdus vulgaris | O |
| Common Mynah | Acridotheres tristis | O, T |
| Mammals (natives) | ||
| Common Brushtail Possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | O, H,S |
| Common Ringtail Possum | Pseudocheirus peregrinus | R |
| Grey-headed Flying Fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | OH |
| Mammals (introduced) | ||
| Dog (probably domestic) | Canis familiaris | S |
| Fox | Vulpes vulpes | S,I |
| Black Rat | Rattus rattus | O, H |
| Brown Rat | Rattus norvegicus | O, H |
| House Mouse | Mus musculus | H |
| Reptiles | ||
| Southern Water Skink | Eulamprus tympanum | T |
| Weasel Skink | Saproscincus mustelinus | T |
| Eastern Three-lined Skink | Sessiane duperryii | T |
| Amphibians | ||
| Nil Recorded |
Species Recorded for the Local Area
The following species are listed for the local area on the DCNR Atlas of Victorian Wildlife (area boundaries: N 37° 50', S 37° 51', E 145° 00', W 145° 01'). Not all of these species would necessarily occur on Herring Island.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | |
| Birds (native) | ||
| Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulicirostris | |
| Little Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax melanoleucos | |
| White-faced Heron | Ardea novaehollandiae | |
| Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa | |
| Brown Goshawk | Accipiter fasciatus | |
| Australian Hobby | Falco longipennis | |
| Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus notatus | |
| Dusky Moorhen | Gallinula tenebrosa | |
| Silver Gull | Larus novaehollandiae | |
| Rainbow Lorikeet | Trichoglossus haernatodus | |
| Eastern Rosella | Platycercus eximus | |
| Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neaxena | |
| Grey Fantail | Rhipidura fuliginosa | |
| Willie Wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys | |
| Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina novaehollandiae | |
| White-browed Scrubwren | Sericornis frontalis | |
| Mistletoebird | Dicaeum hirundinaceum | |
| Silvereye | Zosterops lateralis | |
| Little Wattlebird | Anthochaera chrysoptera | |
| Red Wattlebird | Anthochaera carunulata | |
| White-plurned Honeyeater | Lichenostomus penicillatus | |
| Australian Magpie Lark | Grallina cyenoleuca | |
| Australian Magpie | Gymonorhina tribicer | |
| Little Raven | Corvus mellori | |
| Birds (introduced) | ||
| Feral Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| Spotted Turtle-dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
| Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| Common Starling | Turdus vulgari | |
| Common Mynah | Acridotheres tristis | |
| Mammals (native) | ||
| Common Brushtail Possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | |
| Common Ringtail Possum | Pseudocheirus peregrinus | |
| Mammals (introduced) | ||
| Fox | Vulpes vulpes | |
| Reptiles | ||
| Nil Recorded | ||
| Amphibians | ||
| Nil Recorded |