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Bournda Ecosystems

Threatened Species at Bournda

Yellow Bellied Glider

The Yellow-bellied Glider is a large, active, sociable and vocal glider. Adults weigh 450 - 700 grams, have a head and body length of about 30 cm and a large bushy tail that is about 45 cm long.
listen to its call

Powerful Owl

The largest owl in Australasia. Adults reach 60 cm in length, have a wingspan of up to 140 cm and weigh up to 1.45 kilograms.
listen to its call

Hooded Plover

Plovers are small to medium-sized shorebirds with short bills, large eyes and rounded heads. The Hooded Plover is a medium-sized, stocky, pale-coloured plover, 19 - 23 cm in length with a wing-span of 26 - 44 cm.
listen to its call

Sooty Owl

A medium -sized owl to 45cm long.  Dark sooty -grey in colour, with large eyes in prominent flat, heart-shaped facial disc. The sooty owl has been spotted in local moist eucalyptus forests and rainforests.
Listen to its call

David Gallan, local resident (and occasional Bournda EEC staff member),recently took this amazing footage of a sooty owl in bushland just north of Bournda National Park.  Our thanks to Dave for the use of this footage.
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