Wallabia bicolor
1 Swamp Wallaby at Calwell, ACT
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| Wallabia bicolor | DonFletcher | 26 Jan 2026 | |
| Wallabia bicolor | ROWLAD | 24 Jan 2026 |
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User's notes
This was an elusive and suspicious solitary animal, difficult to get close to.
1 comment
4 Feb 2026
It may be my incompetence at using the NaturMapr functionality but I currently cannot find any earlier or other record on the system of another sighting of Swamp Wallabies on Tuggeranong Hill. As I see one or two swamp wallabies almost every morning when I go for an early stroll I find this surprising. On the other hand, they seem very cautious, almost furtive, and much more inclined to hop away than either of the other two local macropod species, so I have found them difficult to capture in a photograph. I also remember one visiting my garden (which abuts Tuggeranong Hill) in the drought of the early 1990s. This may indicate they have been present for some years, though I am sure their abundance has always been well below that of Eastern Greys or Red-necked Wallabies.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108665-35.451574
- Altitude 774.4m
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Calwell, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2026 06:21 AM Recorded on
- ROWLAD Recorded by
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Species information
- Wallabia bicolor Scientific name
- Swamp Wallaby Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1338.8m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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