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Plants and animals are expected to alter their seasonal life cycle events as a result of climate change impacting temperature, rainfall and fire regimes. They may also start appearing in new areas as climate change enables them to live in environments that were previously unsuitable for them.

As you walk around James Cook University, you might spot some of these ClimateWatch species. Learn about them and our other indicator species at climatewatch.org.au or on our free mobile app, and record your observations of their presence and behaviour.

Through the citizen science program, ClimateWatch, you can contribute to our scientific understanding of how nature is responding to climate change.

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Length: 1 kmDuration: 20 minutes or 1 hr with added ClimateWatchingDifficulty: Easy

Species Common name (Scientific name)Pl

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Illawarra Flame Tree (Brachychiton acerifolius)

Yellow Flame Tree (Peltophorum pterocarpum)

Firewheel Tree (Stenocarpus sinuatus)

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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

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Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)

Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)

Frill-necked Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)

Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)

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Black Flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)

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Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)

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Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Bush-stone Curlew (Burhinus grallarius)

Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)

Eastern Koel (Eudynamys orientalis)

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)

Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)

Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)

Orange-footed Scrub-fowl (Megapodius reinwardt)

Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)

Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)

White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)

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Illawarra Flame Tree (Brachychiton

acerifolius)

Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)

Eastern Koel (Eudynamys

orientalis)

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Australian Magpie (Cracticus

tibicen)

Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala

pectoralis)

Magpie-lark (Grallina

cyanoleuca)

White-faced Heron (Egretta

novaehollandiae)

Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus

nigrogularis)

Firewheel Tree (Stenocarpus sinuatus)

Yellow Flame Tree (Peltophorum pterocarpum)

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus

frenatus)

Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)

Frill-necked Lizard (Chlamydosaurus

kingii)

Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)

Black Flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)

Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)

Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis)

These are some of the ClimateWatch indicator species you may find on your walk. Learn more about

them at climatewatch.org.au where you can also find more comprehensive information, species guides

and recording sheets. By recording your sightings on our website or our free mobile app, you can be part

of the national ClimateWatch community and help advance scientific understanding of how climate

change is affecting the phenology of plants and animals.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Bush-stone Curlew (Burhinus

grallarius)

Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus

tenuirostris)

Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)

Orange-footed Scrub-fowl (Megapodius

reinwardt)

Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops

ornatus)

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus

leucogaster)

White-browed Scrubwren

(Sericornis frontalis)

Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama

lesueurii)

BIRDS & PLANTS

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

MAMMALS & INSECTS

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Remember, additional comments and multiple entries are welcome!

There are over 130 ClimateWatch indicator species across Australia. Check climatewatch.org.au to find out what to look for in your area.

Don’t forget to submit your observations online to help build our understanding of how plants and animals are responding to climate change.

Educators are welcome to send completed class sheets and their associated images to: climatewatch@earthwatch.org.au or post to: ClimateWatch, Earthwatch Institute, Suite G-07, 60 Leicester St, Carlton VIC 3053

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Become a citizen scientistParks, bushland, backyards and university grounds – nature is all around us. We are calling on you to take notice of what’s happening in your neighbourhood and record what you see.

ClimateWatch was developed by Earthwatch with the Bureau of Meteorology and the University of Melbourne in 2009 to understand how changes in temperature and rainfall are affecting Australia’s plants and animals.

There are over 130 species to monitor across Australia including birds, plants, reptiles, insects, mammals and marine creatures.

ClimateWatch has engaged over 28,000 people across Australia in recording over 130,000 sightings.

How can ClimateWatch help scientists?Become a regular ClimateWatcher at home, on the move, or on one of our many ClimateWatch trails in gardens and parks across Australia. Record sightings online, or through the free ClimateWatch app and help scientists shape Australia’s response to climate change.

“Changes in rainfall and temperature across Australia are already triggering changes in the established flowering times, breeding cycles, migrations and distributions of the country’s flora and fauna, both native and introduced. Citizen scientists play a very important role as we do not have enough dedicated scientists to monitor different areas.”

Dr Lynda ChambersClimateWatch Science and Technical Advisor

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