Online Field Guides

Not many people will be online while in the field! However, many return from the field with nature sightings they wish to identify and arrive at Scribblygum with questions and anecdotes. This page points to helpful websites for such research.

Below is a collection of links to sites that Scribbly folk have used to ID their findings in nature. Have a browse yourself and see if you can’t find what you’re looking for:

• animal diseases

• bats

• birds

• fish and aquatic life

• frogs

• fungi

• invertebrates

• lichens

• moss/club moss/spike moss

• plant diseases

• plants/flora

• reptiles

• slugs/snails

• spiders

• slime moulds

• wildlife

No idea? Start narrowing down your search here: Australian Faunal Directory

To find if a species is recorded for your area, use this Wildlife Atlas .

• Forumites' guides
• Forumites' photos - photos taken by Scribblygum members corresponding to these categories.
• Field guides and reference books - texts that Scribblers recommend.

• Register before posting. This means we can chat with you in real time.

• Be sure to give us as much of a description as possible, including your location!

• Post a photo of your discoveries (if possible). See Help topics if you’re not sure how to.