Animals

118 species of birds have now been confirmed from Charles Darwin Reserve, (although this list is expected to increase as further surveys are undertaken.)  Some of the rarer birds on the reserve include the Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) Major Mitchell Cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis gutturalis), White-browed babbler - Wheatbelt form (Pomatostomus superciliosus ashbyi) and the Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis).

Larger mammals on the reserve include the Euro, Red Kangaroo and Echidna.  In the early evening you may also be able to spot one of three bat species (White-striped Freetail Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat and Western Broad-nosed Bat.)
In the warmer months, Sand Dragons sun themselves on the track and are very common throughout the reserve.  Smaller reptiles live amongst the leaf litter in the woodlands.

The Mulga-Eucalypt line is a general guide to the distribution of the Red Kangaroo and the Western Grey Kangaroo.  The Red Kangaroo is a grazer and prefers the more arid mulga woodlands and grass tussock plains.  The Western Grey is more of a browser on shrubs and trees, and prefers the Eucalypt woodlands and shrublands.  The Western Grey is more dependent on surface water than the Red.  Since the arrival of farmers and pastoralists (which has resulted in more permanent watering points) the natural boundaries of Red and Western Grey roos have blurred.  It is very unlikely to see Western Greys on Charles Darwin Reserve.  Their range generally extends south of Wubin and Dalwallinu.  You may see Euros which can be picked by their very stocky build.