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Tropical Australia 2017 Tours Leaders: Eagle Eye Tours Barry Davies and Rob Elvish Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard ANSERIFORMES: Anseranatidae 1 Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata s ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae 2 Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni s 3 Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata s 4 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah s 5 Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus s 6 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa s 7 Gray Teal Anas gracilis s 8 White-eyed Duck Aythya australis s PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae 9 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae s CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae 10 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus s SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae 11 Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris s 12 Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos s SULIFORMES: Anhingidae 13 Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae s PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae 14 Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus s PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae 15 Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica s 16 Eastern Great Heron Ardea modesta s 17 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia s 18 White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae s 19 Little Egret Egretta garzetta s 20 Pied Heron Egretta picata s 21 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis s 22 Striated Heron Butorides striata s PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae 23 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus s 24 Australian Ibis Threskiornis moluccus s 25 Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis s 26 Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia s ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae Page 1 of 7 Tropical Australia 2017 Tours Leaders: Eagle Eye Tours Barry Davies and Rob Elvish Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 27 Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata s 28 Swamp Harrier Circus approximans s 29 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus s 30 Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus s 31 Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus s 32 Black Kite Milvus migrans s 33 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus s 34 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus s 35 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster s OTIDIFORMES: Otididae 36 Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis s GRUIFORMES: Rallidae 37 White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea s 38 Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus s 39 Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa s GRUIFORMES: Gruidae 40 Sarus Crane Grus antigone s CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae 41 Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius s 42 Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris s CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae 43 Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus s CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae 44 Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris s 45 Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus s CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae 46 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva s 47 Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles s 48 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus s 49 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii s 50 Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus s 51 Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus s 52 Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops s CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae 53 Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea s CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Page 2 of 7 Tropical Australia 2017 Tours Leaders: Eagle Eye Tours Barry Davies and Rob Elvish Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 54 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus s 55 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos s 56 Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes s 57 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus s 58 Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis s 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa s 60 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica s 61 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres s 62 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris s 63 Red Knot Calidris canutus s 64 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata s 65 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis s 66 Sanderling Calidris alba s CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae 67 Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella s CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae 68 Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiaes 69 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica s 70 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia s 71 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus s 72 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida s 73 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii s 74 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis s COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae 75 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica s 76 Partridge Pigeon Geophaps smithii s 77 Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis s 78 Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata s 79 Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida s 80 Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis s 81 Black-banded Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus alligator s 82 Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina s 83 Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa s CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae 84 Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus s 85 Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus s Page 3 of 7 Tropical Australia 2017 Tours Leaders: Eagle Eye Tours Barry Davies and Rob Elvish Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 86 Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus s STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae 87 Barking Owl Ninox connivens s CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae 88 Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides s CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae 89 Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus s CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae 90 Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus s 91 Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus s 92 Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii s 93 Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius s 94 Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii s 95 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus s 96 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris s CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae 97 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus s CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae 98 Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis s FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae 99 Australian Hobby Falco longipennis s 100 Brown Falcon Falco berigora s PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae 101 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii s 102 Galah Eolophus roseicapilla s 103 Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea s 104 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita s 105 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus s PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae 106 Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus s 107 Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus s 108 Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis s 109 Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor s 110 Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus s PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae 111 Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris s Page 4 of 7 Tropical Australia 2017 Tours Leaders: Eagle Eye Tours Barry Davies and Rob Elvish Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae 112 Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis s PASSERIFORMES: Climacteridae 113 Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanurus s PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae 114 Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti h 115 Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus s PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae 116 White-lined Honeyeater Meliphaga albilineata h 117 White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor s 118 Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula s 119 Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus s 120 Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis s 121 Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis s 122 Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura s 123 Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala s 124 Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis s 125 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta s 126 Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis s 127 White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis s 128 Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis s 129 Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides s 130 Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps s PASSERIFORMES: Pardalotidae 131 Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus s PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae 132 Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris s 133 Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronota s 134 Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster s PASSERIFORMES: Pomatostomidae 135 Gray-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis s PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae 136 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus s 137 Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus s PASSERIFORMES: Cracticidae 138 Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis s Page 5 of 7 Tropical Australia 2017 Tours Leaders: Eagle Eye Tours Barry Davies and Rob Elvish Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 139 Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi s PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae 140 Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae s 141 White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis s 142 White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor s 143 Varied Triller Lalage leucomela s PASSERIFORMES: Neosittidae 144 Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera s PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae 145 Sandstone Shrikethrush Colluricincla woodwardi s 146 Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex s 147 Black-tailed Whistler Pachycephala melanura s 148 Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris s PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae 149 Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus s 150 Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus s 151 Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti s PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae 152 Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus s PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae 153 Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris s 154 Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys s 155 Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas s PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae 156 Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca s 157 Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula 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