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Welcome to Machans Beach State School. Our lovely small school is located in the tropical beachside suburb of Machans Beach in Cairns, North Queensland, and Australia.

584
Identifications

246
Observations

105
Species

27
People

Top Species

Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)

Other Insects

Plantae

Geopelia placida Gould, 1844

Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)

Philemon buceroides (Swainson, 1838)

Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802)

Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842

10.

Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843

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Top Observers

Machans

{:id=>"49918", :score=>5083.0, :observations_count=>32, :species_count=>17, :percentage=>"39.48"}

XerxesMB

{:id=>"49920", :score=>1262.0, :observations_count=>6, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"9.80"}

DJWitherall

{:id=>"46905", :score=>1172.0, :observations_count=>8, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"9.10"}

obsr182845

{:id=>nil, :score=>740.0, :observations_count=>37, :species_count=>30, :percentage=>"5.75"}

JaneBarker

{:id=>"49921", :score=>649.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"5.04"}

obsr867847

{:id=>nil, :score=>500.0, :observations_count=>25, :species_count=>25, :percentage=>"3.88"}

Adventuremumma

{:id=>"46497", :score=>401.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"3.11"}

AshFaz

{:id=>"49924", :score=>400.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"3.11"}

obsr827821

{:id=>nil, :score=>360.0, :observations_count=>18, :species_count=>17, :percentage=>"2.80"}

10.

obsr450264

{:id=>nil, :score=>320.0, :observations_count=>16, :species_count=>10, :percentage=>"2.49"}

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Top Species

Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)

Other Insects

Plantae

Geopelia placida Gould, 1844

Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)

Philemon buceroides (Swainson, 1838)

Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802)

Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842

10.

Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843

11.

Dicaeum hirundinaceum (Shaw, 1792)

12.

Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

13.

Cinnyris Cuvier, 1816

14.

Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835)

15.

Merops ornatus Latham, 1801

16.

Trichoglossus moluccanus (Gmelin, 1788)

17.

Lalage leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

18.

Oriolus flavocinctus (King, 1826)

19.

Melloria quoyi (R.P.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)

20.

Insects - Butterflies and Moths

21.

Artamus leucorhynchus (Linnaeus, 1771)

22.

Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802)

23.

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)

24.

Coracina papuensis (Gmelin, 1788)

25.

Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821)

26.

Ducula spilorrhoa (G.R.Gray, 1858)

27.

Insecta

28.

Lonchura castaneothorax (Gould, 1837)

29.

Aerodramus terraereginae (E.P.Ramsay, 1875)

30.

Megapodius reinwardt Dumont, 1823

31.

Fungi and Friends

32.

Zornia

33.

Pericyma cruegeri

34.

Phyllanthus

35.

Plants that flower

36.

Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775)

37.

Myrmeleontidae

38.

Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783)

39.

Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

40.

Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783)

41.

Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

42.

Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790)

43.

Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766)

44.

Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

45.

Aplonis metallica (Temminck, 1824)

46.

Calyptorhynchus banksii (Latham, 1790)

47.

Fulgoroidea

48.

Oudemansiella flavo-olivacea (R.H.Petersen & Halling) Zhu L.Yang, G.M.Muell., G.Kost & Rexer

49.

Gloriosa superba L.

50.

Magia subocellata

51.

Lumbricidae

52.

Oxalis L.

53.

Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.

54.

Arachnids

55.

Animalia

56.

Magnoliopsida

57.

Averrhoa carambola L.

58.

Clitellata

59.

Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1841)

60.

Atractomorpha

61.

Dysphania numana Cramer, 1779

62.

Insects - Beetles

63.

Reptiles

64.

Apocynaceae

65.

Stereum Hill ex Pers., 1794

66.

Calliphara regalis (Fabricius, 1775)

67.

Nyctemera baulus Boisduval, 1832

68.

Dysdercus

69.

Carlia longipes (Macleay, 1877)

70.

Utetheisa Hübner, 1819

71.

Cicadidae

72.

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

73.

Aves

74.

Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1767

75.

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

76.

Falco longipennis Swainson, 1838

77.

Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783)

78.

Thalasseus bergii (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

79.

Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829)

80.

Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789

81.

Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770)

82.

Icthyophaga leucogaster (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

83.

Anthus australis Vieillot, 1818

84.

Bubulcus coromandus (Boddaert, 1783)

85.

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Kuhl, 1820)

86.

Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1801)

87.

Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)

88.

Edolisoma tenuirostre (Jardine, 1831)

89.

Richardia

90.

Acrididae

91.

Ganoderma

92.

Austrosciapus

93.

Chrysococcyx minutillus Gould, 1859

94.

Myzomela obscura Gould, 1843

95.

Polyrhachis Smith, 1857

96.

Centropus phasianinus (Latham, 1802)

97.

Coleoptera

98.

Lonchura punctulata (Linnaeus, 1758)

99.

Zenodorus swiftorum (Zhang & Maddison, 2012)

100.

Cyclopsitta diophthalma (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)

101.

Ptiloris victoriae Gould, 1850

102.

Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821

103.

Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776)

104.

Malurus amabilis Gould, 1852

105.

Insects - Flies

Top People

Machans

{:id=>"49918", :score=>5083.0, :observations_count=>32, :species_count=>17, :percentage=>"39.48"}

XerxesMB

{:id=>"49920", :score=>1262.0, :observations_count=>6, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"9.80"}

DJWitherall

{:id=>"46905", :score=>1172.0, :observations_count=>8, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"9.10"}

obsr182845

{:id=>nil, :score=>740.0, :observations_count=>37, :species_count=>30, :percentage=>"5.75"}

JaneBarker

{:id=>"49921", :score=>649.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"5.04"}

obsr867847

{:id=>nil, :score=>500.0, :observations_count=>25, :species_count=>25, :percentage=>"3.88"}

Adventuremumma

{:id=>"46497", :score=>401.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"3.11"}

AshFaz

{:id=>"49924", :score=>400.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"3.11"}

obsr827821

{:id=>nil, :score=>360.0, :observations_count=>18, :species_count=>17, :percentage=>"2.80"}

10.

obsr450264

{:id=>nil, :score=>320.0, :observations_count=>16, :species_count=>10, :percentage=>"2.49"}

11.

djwitherall

{:id=>"5957808", :score=>300.0, :observations_count=>15, :species_count=>15, :percentage=>"2.33"}

12.

obsr450602

{:id=>nil, :score=>280.0, :observations_count=>14, :species_count=>14, :percentage=>"2.17"}

13.

obsr720408

{:id=>nil, :score=>260.0, :observations_count=>13, :species_count=>13, :percentage=>"2.02"}

14.

obsr1178338

{:id=>nil, :score=>240.0, :observations_count=>12, :species_count=>12, :percentage=>"1.86"}

15.

obsr1229849

{:id=>nil, :score=>140.0, :observations_count=>7, :species_count=>7, :percentage=>"1.09"}

16.

obsr1587356

{:id=>nil, :score=>140.0, :observations_count=>7, :species_count=>7, :percentage=>"1.09"}

17.

DJWitherall

{:id=>"46905", :score=>120.0, :observations_count=>6, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"0.93"}

18.

obsr1398322

{:id=>nil, :score=>100.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"0.78"}

19.

wcaft1

{:id=>"57134", :score=>88.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.68"}

20.

obsr658602

{:id=>nil, :score=>80.0, :observations_count=>4, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"0.62"}

21.

obsr568891

{:id=>nil, :score=>80.0, :observations_count=>4, :species_count=>4, :percentage=>"0.62"}

22.

Machans

{:id=>"49918", :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.31"}

23.

obsr1439923

{:id=>nil, :score=>40.0, :observations_count=>2, :species_count=>2, :percentage=>"0.31"}

24.

leela_ppl

{:id=>"6412753", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

25.

eparker0111

{:id=>"7249144", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

26.

obsr2631616

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

27.

obsr437879

{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.16"}

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