Australian iconic species

Below is a listing of some of Australia's most recognisable species. As well as the listing below you can search over 100,000 species within the ALA.

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Golden Wattle - Acacia pycnantha
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Rough Maidenhair - Adiantum hispidulum
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Australian King-Parrot - Alisterus scapularis
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Black Sheoak - Allocasuarina littoralis
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Red and Green Kangaroo Paw - Anigozanthos manglesii
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Children's Python - Antaresia childreni
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Red Wattlebird - Anthochaera (Anthochaera) carunculata
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Wedge-Tailed Eagle - Aquila (Uroaetus) audax
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Bunya Pine - Araucaria bidwillii
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Australian Fur Seal - Arctocephalus pusillus
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Bird's Nest Fern - Asplenium australasicum
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Sydney Funnelweb Spider - Atrax robustus
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Lowland Copperhead - Austrelaps superbus
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Heath-Leaved Banksia - Banksia ericifolia
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Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo - Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita
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Gang-Gang Cockatoo - Callocephalon fimbriatum
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Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo - Zanda latirostris
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White Shark - Carcharodon carcharias
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Loggerhead Turtle - Caretta caretta
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Swamp Oak - Casuarina glauca
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Southern Cassowary - Casuarius casuarius
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Basking Shark - Cetorhinus maximus
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Ovalspot Butterflyfish - Chaetodon speculum
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Chevron Butterflyfish - Chaetodon trifascialis
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Geraldton Wax - Chamelaucium uncinatum
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