Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Pacific Gull, and Sooty Oystercatcher. Mammals on Erith are the Southern Brown Bandicoot, Long-nosed Potoroo and Common Brushtail Possum. Reptiles include the Metallic Skink, Eastern Three-lined Skink, White's Skink and White-lipped Snake.
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