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Australian animals that start with S
The full list of Australian animals starting with S: 41 names, taken from the 360 answers to “Name an animal found in Australia” in Icillion.
Australian animals starting with S
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Saltwater Crocodilealso Crocodile, Saltie
- Sand Goanna
- Sandhill Dunnart
- Saratoga
- Sarus Crane
- Satin Bowerbird
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Scarlet Robin
- Sea Turtle
- Shark
- Shingleback
- Short-tailed Shearwateralso Muttonbird
- Shy Albatross
- Silver Gull
- Silver Perch
- Snake
- Southern Bluefin Tuna
- Southern Boobookalso Boobook Owl
- Southern Emu-wren
- Southern Right Whale
- Spangled Drongo
- Spinifexbird
- Spiny-tailed Monitor
- Splendid Fairywren
- Spotted Harrier
- Spotted Nightjar
- Spotted Pardalote
- Spotted Python
- Spotted-tailed Quoll
- Square-tailed Kite
- Squirrel Glider
- Straw-necked Ibis
- Striped Marsh Frog
- Sugar Glider
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Superb Fairywrenalso Fairy-wren
- Superb Parrot
- Swamp Harrier
- Swamp Wallaby
- Swift Parrot
About this list
- S is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 41 of the 360 Australian animals (11%).
- Shortest: “Shark”. Longest: “Sulphur-crested Cockatoo”.
- 36 names have more than one word.
- 4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many Australian animals start with S?
- 41 of the 360 Australian animals in Icillion start with S, for example Saltwater Crocodile, Sugar Glider and Superb Fairywren.
- What is the longest name among Australian animals that start with S?
- The longest is “Sulphur-crested Cockatoo” and the shortest is “Shark”.
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