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Species at Lord Howe Island. means that Commons only has a few photos (or none), and none of high quality.

Animals edit

Mammals edit

Lord Howe Island Bat Nyctophilus howensis , extinct
Large Forest Bat Eptesicus sagittula

Sea Birds edit

Threatened edit

Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri , Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands are the only breeding sites in the world. Little Island Track between March and November to view the spectacular aerial courtship displays, winter breeding.
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra tasmani, nesting and gliding along the sea clifs at Mutton Bird Point
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
Red-tailed tropic bird Phaethon rubricauda viewed from the northern Hills or the Goathouse walking track below Mt. Lidgbird
White Tern Gygis alba, lay single egg on a bare branch until April
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata, September to January
White-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta grallaria
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis

Land Birds edit

reference [1]

Extinct edit

White Gallinule Porphyrio albus
White-throated Pigeon Columba vitiensis godmanae
Lord Howe Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae subflavescens
Lord Howe Island Boobook Owl Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria
Tasman Starling (Lord Howe Is. Subsp.) Aplonis fusca hullianus
Lord Howe Gerygone Gerygone insularis
Grey Fantail (Lord Howe Is. subsp.) Rhipidura fuliginosa cervina
Island Thrush (Lord Howe Is. subsp.) Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus
Robust White-eye Zosterops strenuus

Surviving edit

Emerald Ground Dove, Chalcophaps indica
Sacred Kingfisher
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
Lord Howe Island White-eye Zosterops lateralis tephropleurus endemic species, vulnerable
Lord Howe Woodhen endemic species
Lord Howe Island Currawong Pied Currawong Strepera graculina crissalis endemic subspecies, vulnerable
Lord Howe Island Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis contempta endemic subspecies, vulnerable

New birds (from elsewhere) edit

Whitefaced Heron
European Songthrush
European Blackbird
Nankeen Kestrel
Australian Magpie Lark (Peewee)
Common Starling
Masked Owl (introduced to kill the rats)
Mallard cross Pacific Black duck
Welcome Swallow
Eastern Swamphen
Masked Lapwing

Invertebrates edit

Land Snail Gudeoconcha sophiae
Placostylus bivaricosus , endangered endemic snail up to 7 cm long. It has a brown skin on its shell, which disappears when the snails die.
one endemic cicada heard in summer
small 2 cm long endemic shrimp in streams
small 1 cm freshwater crab
7cm long cerambid beetle
Lord Howe Stag Beetle Lamprima insularis mainly seen in summer.[2]
Longicorn Beetle Agrianome spinicollis [3]
Lord Howe Island Phasmid (stick insect) Dryococelus australis, only on Balls Pyramid?
Pericryptodrilus nanus earthworm on Mt Gower, endangered

Spiders edit

183 species observed [4]

Bird shit spider Archemorus occidentalis [5]
Brown huntsman spider (Heteropoda sp.)
Golden orb weaver Nephila plumipes
Saint Andrews cross spider Argiope keyserlingi

Butterflies edit

24 species

Family Hesperidae edit

Taractrocera papyria - White grass dart

Family Papilionidae edit

Family Pieridae edit

Family Nymphalidae edit

Danaus plexippus Monarch or Wanderer
Danaus chrysippus Lesser Wanderer
Danaus hamatus Tirumala hamata Blue tiger [6]
Polyura pyrrhus Four tail Media related to Polyura pyrrhus at Wikimedia Commons
Euploea core Common crow Oleander butterfly
Melanitis leda Evening brown
Hypolimnas bolina Common eggfly
Vanessa kershawi Junonia villida Australian painted lady

Family Lycaenidae edit

Reptiles edit

Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko Christinus guentheri , vulnerable
Lord Howe Island Skink Pseudomoia lichenigerum , vulnerable
Garden Skink Lampropholis delicata, accidentally introduced recently

Fish edit

Fish species endemic to the waters of Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and Tasman Sea region[7]

Amphiprion mccullochi McCulloch’s anemone fish
Bathygobius aeolosoma frill goby
Cantherhines longipinnis longfinned leather jacket
Cirrhitus splendens splendid hawkfish
Enigmapercis sp sand fish
Genicanthus semicinctus half-banded angel fish
Insopiscis altipinnis unknown
Navodon analis unknown
Syngnathus howensis Lord Howe Island pipefish

Plants edit

241 vascular plants natively on Lord Howe, 105 endemic. 5 endemic plant genera: Negria, Lordhowea, and the palms Hedyscepe, Howea, and Lepidorrhachis (Rodd and Pickard 1983). [8]

from here [9]

52 tree species
24 shrub species
24 creeper species
11 orchid species
28 grasses and sedges
48 herb species
56 fern species

Ficus macrophylla ssp. columnaris. Examples of the Banyan Tree near Ned's Beach or the track to Clear Place.
Pandanus forsteri. Along creek beds and soaks of the Island, with the best examples along the Boat Harbour track
Chamaesyce psammogeton endangered perennial herb on foreshore
The critically endangered species of creeping vine Calystegia affinis has only been found on Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Another endemic feature of the island are the glowing mushrooms, which can be seen after heavy rain, including species such as Mycena chlorophanos and Omphalotus nidiformis. Found in the palm forests, they continue glowing for a number of days after being picked. The glow is bright enough that it can be used for reading at night.Ten Ridiculously Amazing Things To Do On Lord Howe Island
Carmichaelia exsul, vulnerable (no longer threatened)[10]
Passiflora herbertiana insulae-howei, vulnerable (no longer endangered)

Endemics otherwise uncategorized edit

Melicope contermina, very uncommon
Apium insulare, very uncommon
Chionochloa conspicua, very uncommon
Alyxia squamulosa, abundant
Xylosma, very uncommon
Lepidorrachis moorei, very uncommon
Melicytus novae-zelandiae centurionis, very uncommon
Rapanea mccomishii, very uncommon
Carmichaelia exsul, very uncommon
Olearia mooneyi, very uncommon
Plectorrhiza erecta (orchid), very uncommon
Wahlenbergia insulae-howei, common
Olearia ballii, common

Extinct [11] edit

Solanum baueranum, not since 1937, used to be collected many times, the only plant likely extinct due to man
Pandanus pedunculatus
Calystegia affinis, not since 1936
Pseuderanthemum grandiflorum, herb
Sicyos australis, twiner
Plectranthus graveolens, herb
Pelargonium australe, herb

Endangered [12] edit

Aegiceras coniculatum, shrub, tidal estuaries
Typha, graminoid, brackish swamp
Triglochin striata, graminoid, tidal estuaries
Leptopteris moorei, endemic, tufted fern, damp rock faces in montane forest
Marattia salicina howeana, endemic, tufted fern, forest, all altitudes

Vulnerable [13] edit

Caesalpinia bonduc Vine-shrub Coastal scrub
Hibiscus tiliaceus Tree Swamps
Mucuna gigantea Vine Lowland forest
Parietaria debilis Herb Coast
Passiflora herbertiana insulae-howei, endemic, Twiner Forest
Botrychium australe Fern Forest
Asplenium howeanum, endemic, Tufted Moist forest, fern montane forest
Carex pumila, Graminoid, estuary, unknown abundance

Lagunaria Swamp Forest[14] edit

10-15 m tall Lagunaria patersonia patersonia (Sallywood), sometimes Hibiscus tileaceus (Kurrajong) and Myoporum insulare (Juniper) (Pickard 1983, Auld and Hutton 2002). Shrubs sparse Aegiceras corniculatum (Mangrove), Cryptocarya triplinervis (Blackbutt) and Celtis conferta amblyphylla (Cotton-Wood). Groundcover sparse where canopy solid Cyperus lucidus (Cutting grass), Commelina cyanea and Hydrocotyle hirta.

Characteristic species:

Mountain Rose Metrosideros nervulosa and Metrosideros sclerocarpa, bright red spiky
Fitzgeraldii Tree Dracophyllum fitzgeraldii white spiky
Pumpkin Tree Negria rhabdothamnoides at altitude, orange fleshy flowers
Corokia Corokia carpoetoides bushes, masses of tiny yellow flowers.
Wedding Lily Dietes robinsoniana large white flowers with yellow markings from June to November

Inedible fruits edit

Berrywood Tree Ochrosia elliptica, red berry
Christmas Bush Alyxia ruscifolia, orange berry
Green Plum Atractocarpus stipularis
Blue Plum Chionanthus quadristamineus
Black Grape Psychotria carronis
Island Apple Dysoxylon pachyphyllum

Palms edit

four endemic palm species on Lord Howe in three endemic genera

Kentia Palm Howea Forsteriana, export industry
Curly Palms Howea belmoreana, lowlands and a little higher
Big Mountain Palms Hedyscepe canterburyana 400m+, golf-ball seeds
Little Mountain Palms Lepidorrhachis mooreana summits, marble-sized fruit

Ferns edit

57 species, 19 endemic. Strong endemism exists in the families Asteraceae, Myrsinaceae, Myrtaceae and Rubiaceae. Grow around the southern mountains including Mount Gower.

Polystichum moorei endemic Shield fern [15] crowded under rocky overhangs at base of southern mountains.
Adiantum hispidulum Rough maidenhair [16], found elsewhere
Grammitis nudicarpa [17] small epiphytic, endemic, densely shaded summits of southern mountains
Cyrtomium falcatum, introduced
Stieherus sp.
Blechnum patersonii
Botrychium australe
Adiantum aethiopicum
Leptopteris moorei, endemic
Asplenium howeanum, endemic
Marattia salicina var. howeana, endemic
Ophioglossum prantlii
Lycopodium myrtif olium
Pyrrosia confluens
Tmesipteris truncata

Tree ferns edit

4 species, all endemic, Cyathaea

Cyathea macarthurii [18] distinguishing dark brown to black hairs at stipe bases, all altitudes.

Orchids edit

10 species

Bush Orchid Dendrobium macropus Dendrobium comptonii lowland (Aug/Sep flowers) [19]
Moorei Orchid Dendrobium moorei, higher up, endemic, flowers most of year [20]
others smaller and rarer with brief flowering:
Bulbophyllum orchid Bulbophyllum argyropus [21]
Christmas orchid Calanthe triplicata [22]
Greenhood orchid Pterostylis curta [23]
Helmet orchid Corybas barbarae [24]
Onion orchid Microtis unifolia [25]