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Cairns Region – North (03/27/2017 – 04/05/2017) – Birding Report

Participants: Corey Callaghan and Diane Callaghan

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Overview: This trip mainly came about because a) Diane has recently been getting into scuba- diving and b) I really wanted to see Buff-breasted Paradise-. Cheap airfare didn’t hurt either! So, we decided to take a little holiday up towards Cairns to explore the Great Barrier Reef, and the surrounding areas, in search of rainforest and wet season specialties. Our general route consisted of flying into Cairns where we spent the first night, followed by four nights in Port Douglas, two nights in Julatten, and two nights in Yungaburra.

We finished the trip with 221 , 74 of which were new for and 68 of which were lifers! Out of the 68 lifers, two were heard-only (White-browed Crake & Rufous-tailed Bush-hen). The diversity and abundance of in the region is fascinating. Not to mention the plethora of other scenery, including the oldest rainforests on the planet, lots of , reptiles, and the amazing Great Barrier Reef.

The timing of the trip was abnormal, as it appears few birders venture up to this area at the end of the wet season. Most trip reports originate from the beginning of the wet season (October/November). We aimed for the end of the wet season, as we prefer to go when there are less people!

There are 12 endemic species to the Wet Tropics region (not including Sooty Owl (lesser)): Tooth-billed Catbird*, Golden Bowerbird, ’s Riflebird, Bridled , Macleay’s Honeyeater, Grey-headed Robin, Fernwren, Atherton Scrubwren, Mountain Thornbill, Pied Monarch, Bower’s , and Chowchilla. We saw all but one! The only one we missed was Golden Bowerbird. In addition, we saw other localized species, that the region is known for such as Blue-faced Parrotfinch, Southern Southern Cassowary Cassowary, Yellow-breasted Boatbill, Papuan Frogmouth, and Red-necked Crake. Another highlight was the Great Barrier Reef trip where we had all of the possible/expected terns, in addition to three species of Booby (Brown, Masked, and Red-footed)!

The purpose of this trip report is to summarize our general route/plan and findings for anyone who may be travelling in the region and want to embark on their own trip, without a guide. This website by Laurie Ross and this website by Tim Dolby, were both essential in planning our trip. Some of the information was outdated, but overall, critical to the trip planning. Dirk Hovorka also provided useful tips/information.

Our trip was 10 days in length, 8 full days in the region. In total we drove ~1,200 km. Read below for day-by-day highlights, some photos, and various birding locations. Any hyperlinks should take you to the associated location and/or eBird checklists, which would provide precise coordinates.

*Note: I follow the eBird/clements , which differs in names from IOC. Day 1 (March 27, 2017): Flight from to Cairns

We had a 6 AM flight out of Sydney and arrived in Cairns at 9:30 AM local time. Once we arrived, we found that my luggage made it, but Diane's was left behind. Her luggage 'was aboard the next flight', per the receptionist there. After that mess, we were off in our rental car from Thrifty. Given my effort in solidarity, and the fact Diane couldn't change out of her jeans, we both hit the Esplanade in jeans! As soon as we got out of the car Peaceful Doves were calling in abundance. A Gray Goshawk flew over. We marveled at the distinctly different Australasian Figbirds. Varied Honeyeater was the first lifer of the trip, as we saw one perched on a light pole, hawking insects. Eventually, we found some roosting shorebirds which consisted mainly of Bar-tailed Godwits, Red-necked Stints, and Great Knots. A Curlew Sandpiper, Red-capped Plovers, and some Sharp-tailed Sandpipers were mixed in as well as my lifer Greater Sand- Plover. Further along the Esplanade we picked up some Mangrove Robin Metallic Starlings, an exceptional looking bird. We made our way down to the north end (in our jeans, and profusely sweating...), but were rewarded with excellent looks at a Mangrove Robin feeding along the edge. In total, we ended our first stop with 34 species! Off to a great start.

From there, we checked into our hotel and headed to the airport to pick up Diane’s luggage that arrived late. After a quick change, we were off to the Botanic Gardens and Centenary Lakes for more birding. Here, we continued to see some of the common birds around Cairns, many of which were new for us. Orange-footed Scrubfowl strutted about, the first of a ubiquitous bird of the trip. Helmeted Friarbird, Green Oriole, , Olive-backed Sunbird, and Yellow Honeyeater were all had as we walked around. We had a couple waterbirds; Goose, Australasian Darter, Pacific Black Duck, and Radjah Shelduck. The latter, a particularly stunning waterbird. On our way back to the hotel, we stopped by the cemetery for the resident Bush Thick-Knees. The night was capped off with a couple of cold beers and some homemade sandwiches as we prepped for the following day. We stayed at the Belleview Motel, at a great price, and a stone's throw from the Esplanade itself.

Day 2 (March 28, 2017): Cairns to Port Douglas

The sunrise was spent on the world-famous Esplanade, where some of the first birds of the day were two Terek Sandpipers mixed in with the regular cast of roosting shorebirds. Many of the shorebirds from yesterday were gone, and it was mainly Bar-tailed Godwits and Great Knots. Quickly after the Tereks were spotted, they disappeared from the flock, probably to go feed near some mangroves. The true highlight of the morning walk were the large flocks of Torresian Imperial-Pigeons flying north, as the sun appeared on the horizon. I estimated at least 250 flew out of the trees. A single Tree Martin and a single Scaly-breasted Lorikeet mixed in with Welcome Swallows and Rainbow Lorikeets, respectively, added some variety to the walk. A Brown-backed Honeyeater in the north end of the Esplanade as well as Double-eyed Fig- Parrots capped off the morning bird walk. The morning walk yielded 38 species.

Great Knot

We then visited the Jack Barnes Boardwalk, near the airport with hopes of mangrove specialists. The mosquitoes were a slight annoyance, but as Diane was taking a photo of a Mudskipper, a very small, blue and white bird flew within inches of her head, and gave a piercing high-pitched call as it flew past. Little Kingfisher! - a main target bird of the location. Little else was had around the boardwalk. Next stop was the Cattana Wetlands. Waterbirds were non-existent, aside from some Comb- crested Jacanas. We did however, have some decent , when we stumbled upon a flock which consisted of Spangled Drongo, Double-eyed Fig- Parrot, Rufous Fantail, Varied Triller, and Little Bronze-Cuckoo. The latter was the only one of the trip. Dusky and Large- billed were a couple more lifers at this location. A couple more Bush Thick- Knees, with a chick, was another highlight here.

From there, we shot north to Mossman and Little Bronze-Cuckoo went to check out the Mossman Gorge. But, given the place was crawling with tourists we decided to find somewhere else to explore. Diane found Mowbray National Park on the map, so we headed that way. The place was quiet, just our style, and quite birdy (my style). We hiked a while down the road, where we had numerous Little - and Golden Whistler singing. A Fairy Gerygone was a splendid looking bird to come across. Eventually, while walking down the track, a bird flew up and landed over the track and we both got on it at the same time. Beautiful white-tail streamers, and a deep orange breast, with a bright orange bill: Buff-breasted !! We would see many, and they were numerous on our trip (I would wager I saw more Buff-breasted Paradise- than Laughing on the entire trip....), but you always remember that first view the best. We then walked along the bump track, a path cleared in 1877, where we had numerous Pale-yellow Robin and Rufous Fantail. Diane got looks at a male Victoria's Riflebird, while I only saw a female. Another highlight here was a Superb Fruit-Dove.

From there, we headed back to Port Douglas to check into our AirBnB, our lodging for the next four nights.

A quick bite to eat in town, and we were ready for bed. Sleeping was particularly difficult, not only for the impending excitement of the reef visit the following day, but also because of the insanely humid and hot temperatures. All the locals claimed it was 'unusually warm'.

Day 3 (March 29, 2017): Great Barrier Reef – Agincourt Reefs

We used Poseidon, out of Port Douglas, to go visit the Great Barrier Reef. They visit the Agincourt reefs, on the outer edge of the GBR. The weather was quite choppy when we visited the reef, thanks to cyclone Debbie, which was making landfall further south along the Queensland coast, but the birds and snorkeling were still incredibly memorable. Diane signed up for three dives, and thoroughly enjoyed them all.

On the way, there were few birds, but we eventually saw some Brown Noddy and Sooty Terns flying past the boat. At the first site, there was a lot of activity, and as the boat stopped, I soon got on a Lesser Frigatebird marauding around the terns! All the typical terns flew past, Little Tern, Great-crested Tern, Lesser-Crested Tern, Black-naped Tern, Brown Noddy, Sooty Tern. It didn't take long and a couple of Black Noddy flew past. Brown Booby were perched on a pontoon. I skipped the first snorkeling to marvel at the seabirds, and I wasn't disappointed. Masked Booby and Red-footed Booby were other highlights out there. In fact, we had three booby species in one day. A first for me! Roseate Tern was another new Australian bird. Most of the seabirds, I had previously seen in the states but were new for the Australian list. Lifers at sea included Black-naped Tern, Lesser-crested Tern, Lesser Frigatebird, and Red-footed Booby. We also had two White-throated Needletails flying about. See eBird checklist for some photos of the seabirds.

Roseate, Common, and Black-naped Terns

I did snorkel the last two dive sites and was not disappointed. What an amazing treasure and diversity of fish under the water. Unfortunately, after the last dive, in a fluke accident, involving a metal strip on a step on the boat, I took a large gash out of the bottom of my big toe, and blood was spewing all over the boat. It made walking difficult and painful, the rest of the trip.

Brown Booby Masked Booby

Back to shore, we hit a happy hour, and headed back to our accommodation. Another hot night of sleeping, but we were at least exhausted from the long day.

Day 4 (March 30, 2017): Mt Lewis - take 1

I convinced Diane that we should make the ~35 minute drive to Mt. Lewis, even though we were going to be staying at the nearby Kingfisher Park soon enough. I really thought we might need multiple tries for the Blue-faced Parrotfinch. Part of the reason we hired a 4WD was to ensure we could get up Mt. Lewis, but not even that was enough for a fallen log about 3 km up the road from the highway. We debated building a ramp and other alternative ideas, but decided to just walk a bit from where we parked (with a bum foot, I wasn’t going to make it to the top). So, we took a walk up the Mt. Lewis Rd., where we started to find some of the highland rainforest birds. Tooth-billed Catbird was one of the first birds we got on, and would be our only one of the trip. Bower's Shrike-Thrush was found shortly thereafter. Spotted Catbird was perched in the shadows and gave a reasonable look. Chowchillas called throughout our walk, eventually allowing good views. Gray-headed Robins curiously fed along the roadsides. Spectacled Monarchs and Black-faced Monarchs were plentiful. One of the highlights was a group of Barred Cuckooshrikes which gave fantastic views, a dapper bird. We hiked about 2.5 km up and then turned back as the bird activity started to slow down. On the way back down, I did get some stellar looks at a male a Victoria's Riflebird. We ended the walk with 41 species!

We then headed towards the town of Newell Beach and the mouth of the Mossman River, hoping for something interesting. In just a short walk, we turned up a good selection of species (26). Highlights were Pied Oystercatcher (our only ones of the trip), Common Sandpiper (a lifer), and two White-bellied Sea-eagles. Australasian Figbirds, Metallic Starlings, and Green Oriole darted overhead, and Forest and Sacred Kingfishers sat together on the powerlines.

The afternoon was spent lounging around some fans and relaxing with some cold lifer-beers.

Day 5 (March 31, 2017): Daintree River to Cape Tribulation

We left early in the morning as we had to get to the Daintree village by 6:30 AM to meet Sauce for a Daintree River Cruise. The cruise was superb, and was the highest species total for a single checklist on the whole trip: 49. I highly recommend this, and giving Sauce a call. We had a bunch of passerines along the river, including Shining Flycatcher, Leaden Flycatcher, Lemon- bellied Flycatcher, Varied Triller, Brown and Olive-backed Sunbirds. Cattle Egrets and Sulphur-crested Cockatoos flew overhead in the fog. A Black-fronted Dotterel fed along the sandy banks. Azure, Sacred, and Forest Kingfishers were all plentiful along the river's edge. The highlights were two Black Bitterns, and a family of Papuan Frogmouths. Unfortunately, we missed Great-billed Heron and Spotted Whistling-Duck, both of which had been recently seen.

Sacred Kingfisher

After the cruise, we found some giant stick bugs in the bushes in front of the Timber Factory (try looking around at -16.250155, 145.318295), and then headed down towards the end of Stewart Creek Rd. Here, we had a decent mix of rainforest birds in a short stop, which included Buff- breasted Paradise-Kingfisher and our first Pied Monarchs. We had an Aussie pie at Rob’s Place, and highly recommend a visit there!

We then caught the ferry towards Cape Tribulation where we were on high alert for Southern Cassowary. The number of signs they put out is insane, and you half expect to run into one. Our first stop was the Jindalba boardwalk area, where we did the loop trail which had Macleay's Honeyeaters, Pied Monarchs, Spectacled Monarchs, Yellow-spotted Honeyeaters, Wompoo Fruit-Dove, and Little Shrike-thrushes all quite active, given the late start time (11 AM). Alas, no cassowary on our ~ 3 km hike. However, when we were driving back to the main road, I spotted an adult Southern Cassowary alongside the road, casually feeding. We watched it for about 5 minutes as it strutted about like it owned the place. After a minute, I realized it had an immature alongside it! Photos were tough, in the shadows, but I managed a couple.

Ecstatic from our Cassowary sighting, we continued north towards Cape Tribulation. We stopped a couple of other places, taking short walks in the heat of the day. Again, people claimed it was 'unusually warm'. Few birds, aside from the seemingly omnipresent Yellow-spotted Honeaters. At one stop, we found some Peppermint Insects, around here (-16.1135449,145.457359). Very cool, and I highly recommend searching for them. Also here, we had our first Pacific Golden- Plovers of the trip, joined by a Common Sandpiper, along the shore.

We made the drive back to Port Douglas, for our last night at the AirBnB. We had one more Southern Cassowary on the way back, at these coordinates (-16.225395,145.421425).

Day 6 (April 1, 2017): Port Douglas to Kingfisher Park, Julatten

The trip was essentially planned around staying at the famous Kingfisher Park, which didn't open until April 1. However, we left Port Douglas well before dawn to head past Kingfisher Park and Julatten to Big Mitchell Creek, to try for the elusive White-browed Robin. We made it there as the dawn chorus was starting, and there was a flurry of bird activity. White-throated Honeyeaters were immediately heard calling. Brown Honeyeaters called from the creek. I added a Northern Fantail here as well. While walking on the bridge I flushed a Black Bittern from the creek bed up to a large tree! Other birds had included Red-winged Parrot, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Gray Butcherbird, Dollarbird, Rainbow Bee-eaters, White-bellied Cuckooshrike, and Laughing . I also had Striated , some of which were of the melanocephalus race. I had 30 species here, in an hour, but no White-browed Robin.

We then went to Lake Mitchell, where there were virtually no waterbirds, aside from a flyover White-faced Heron, one Australian Pelican, and some Comb-crested Jacana. Yellow Honeyeater, , Chestnut-breasted Munia, Red-winged Parrot, and Forest Kingfishers provided entertainment, however.

We then headed back towards Mount Molloy where we hit the local markets for a classic Aussie Bacon and Egg roll, which were enjoyed whilst watching Great Bowerbirds behind the town hall.

We then stopped into Rifle Creek Reserve, where we added Yellow-breasted Boatbill to our growing bird list, en route to Abbatoir Swamp. The ‘swamp’ had no waterbirds, but I did have a White-browed Crake calling right near the bird hide, which I frustratingly could not get eyes on. The carpark was very birdy with Little Shrikethrush, White-throated and Brown Honeyeaters, Northern Fantail, Mistletoebird, Black-faced Monarch, and the northern race of Eastern Yellow Robin (the only one of our trip).

We then headed back south towards Mareeba for groceries with a stop at the Mareeba wetlands along the way. Again, no waterbirds aside from two Black Swan, but we did get our only Emu of the trip here.

After gearing up with groceries, we headed north to Kingfisher Park. Carol and Andrew are very friendly and greeted us upon arrival, along with Spectacled Monarchs and Macleay's Honeyeaters near the feeders. We spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the property looking for various birds and on the back creek. We racked up a good bird list for the afternoon, but the highlight was undoubtedly the Red-necked Crake, which we had feeding in the grass near the crake pond, after the sun had set. A night walk turned up little, aside from a Green Ringtail Possum.

A long day, we enjoyed the cooler weather at night and had a fantastic night's sleep!

Day 7 (April 2, 2017): Mt. Lewis - take 2

Carol had driven up Mt. Lewis the previous afternoon and said the road was clear. Hence, we decided to go up to the top and try again. Sure enough, the log was cleared and we made it to the top clearing to try for the elusive Blue-faced Parrotfinch. Red-browed Firetails were frequently calling and flying around in the misty, cool morning. Topknot Pigeons flew over, as well as Australian King-Parrots. After about 10 minutes, I heard and then saw a Blue-faced Parrotfinch flyby and land in some vines. A brief, but excellent look! Shortly thereafter, we found another one in a bush that Diane was able to get on.

We walked the trail adding some of the high altitude endemic species: Atherton Scrubwren, Mountain Thornbill, Bridled Honeyeater were all had with relative ease. While Diane spotted a Fernwren feeding in the leaf litter. We hiked up to the dam and back. A pleasant hike. In total, we ended with 26 species for the top of Mt. Lewis.

After Mt. Lewis, we headed back to Mount Molloy searching for various birds. Driving along Wetherby Road. Here, we had our flukiest bird of the trip. A bird flew in front of the car that at first glance, I thought resembled a Hooded Robin. Very distinct white wing bars in flight, light gray overall, with a lot of white underneath. Sure enough, it wasn’t a Hooded Robin, but a White-browed Robin! That was had here.

We then relaxed around Kingfisher Park in the afternoon, taking in the many Buff-breasted Paradise- Kingfishers. Later on, we drove towards Mt. Carbine in search of Australian Bustards, which we were successful on Mary Farm West Rd. Other birds seen in the area were Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Black-faced Cuckooshrike, Pale-headed Rosella, , Galah, Straw-necked Ibis, and Australian Bustard Australian Kestrel. All of which were new for the trip.

We birded around Kingfisher Park around dusk, and added Lovely Fairywren, roosting in bamboo near Bushy Creek, and heard only Rufous-tailed Bush-hen. Rufous-tailed Bush-hen and White-browed Crakes were the only two 'heard only' lifer birds on the trip.

We celebrated with some tropical Lychee wine, and some more relatively uneventful spotlighting.

Day 8 (April 2, 2017): Kingfisher Park, Julatten to Yungaburra

We had a sleep-in and got up for a brief walk around Kingfisher Park, one more time. We also tried, one last time, unsuccessfully, for the Platypus there. We then started heading south for the southern tablelands, near Atherton. On our way, we stopped at Granite Gorge Nature Park, where we had Squatter Squatter Pigeon Pigeon hanging out with the tame Rock Wallaby. Overall, few birds were had here.

Rock Wallaby We went to Hasties Swamp National Park, in our never-ending search of waterbirds and finally found some, from the excellent bird hide there. We had White-eyed Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Pacific Black Duck, Gray Teal, Plumed and Wandering Whistling-Duck all present, continuously being flushed by Whistling Kites and an immature White-bellied Sea-Eagle. In addition, we had Australasian Grebe, Australasian , and Dusky Moorhen. We finally found some waterbirds!

We then headed towards our accommodation in Yungaburra, an AirBnB. After a relaxing afternoon, we headed out to the Platypus viewing platform where we finally saw Platypus! Diane also spotted some White-headed Pigeons feeding along the trees near the creek.

We got some Domino’s pizza and headed off for spotlighting. Unfortunately, google maps does not take you to 'Wongabel State Forest' if you type that in, so we ended up wasting some time spotlighting, as it took us to the nearby Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve. Regardless, we hit the Curtain Fig Tree for spotlighting on the way back and had one possum.

Day 9 (April 4, 2017): Mt. Hypipamee - take 1

We were down to one remaining endemic of the wet tropics left to see: Golden Bowerbird. Hence, we took off towards Mt. Hypipamee in hopes of Golden Bowerbird. It was raining through the entire search, which ended up being unsuccessful. But, we did have a nice cast of the highland rainforest birds. The crater and dinner falls were also great sights!

We went out to Nerada Tea Factory, which is supposed to be a slam-dunk for Tree Kangaroo. We had no such luck in the rain, but great tea (Aussie style), along with Bush Thick-Knee and a close Wompoo Fruit-Dove as consolation prizes.

We hit a couple more spots, including Hasties Swamp National Park one more time, but nothing of significance was found. This was the only day of the trip without a lifer. Some evening tim- tams soothed the pain!

Day 10 (April 5, 2017): Mt Hypipamee - take 2 to Cairns and home

Our final day had another sleep-in, in the rain, before packing up and heading off towards Mt. Hypipamee National Park for one more try at Golden Bowerbird. Alas, no success in some moderate to heavy rain.

We stopped at a fabulous cafe in Yungaburra called Whistle Stop Cafe, where they served burgers for breakfast (fantastic!). Highly recommend, if in the area.

Square-tailed Kite We made the winding drive back towards Cairns with a surprise once we got to Gordonvale, with a Square-tailed Kite flying over the road. I raced ahead and pulled over to get a couple shots.

The next stop was a place called France Rd. Turf Farm, which I found on eBird. Although the scenery wasn't the greatest, this spot provided the second highest number of Crimson Finch species on a checklist of the trip and even added a few trip birds in Buff-banded and Fairy Martin. On and off showers, plus a heavy downpour sometime prior to our arrival made for excellent conditions. Car- birding at its finest, I spotted a Black- necked Stork gracefully dropping down behind some trees. A long-overdue lifer! The main target bird here was spotted by Diane, however. Slowly driving along the sugarcane she exclaimed "go back, a bird with a red nose". Knowing ‘Diane-speak’, I knew nose meant beak and I knew she had seen the target bird. Sure enough, after backing up a few feet, we had some cooperative Crimson Finch right along the road! Diane can only handle so much 'farm birding’, so we headed back to Cairns.

With a couple of hours left to kill, we spent it at the Esplanade where the highlight was a couple of fantastic looks at Superb Fruit-Dove and Rose- crowned Fruit-Dove!! I love the columbidae diversity, here in Australia. One more stop at the Jack Barnes Mangrove Boardwalk produced little, aside from some roosting Pacific Golden-Plovers and some farewell mosquito bites!

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Species List Southern Cassowary White-bellied Sea-Eagle Spotted Dove Emu Australian Bustard Brown Cuckoo-Dove Magpie Goose Red-necked Crake Pacific Emerald Dove Plumed Whistling-Duck Buff-banded Rail Common Bronzewing Wandering Whistling-Duck Rufous-tailed Bush-hen Crested Pigeon Black Swan White-browed Crake Squatter Pigeon Radjah Shelduck Peaceful Dove Pacific Black Duck Dusky Moorhen Bar-shouldered Dove Gray Teal Eurasian Coot Wompoo Fruit-Dove Pink-eared Duck Bush Thick-knee Superb Fruit-Dove White-eyed Duck Pied Oystercatcher Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Australian Brushturkey Pacific Golden-Plover Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Orange-footed Scrubfowl Masked Lapwing Topknot Pigeon Australasian Grebe Greater Sand-Plover Pheasant Coucal Black-necked Stork Red-capped Plover Pacific Koel Lesser Frigatebird Black-fronted Dotterel Channel-billed Cuckoo Masked Booby Comb-crested Jacana Little Bronze-Cuckoo Brown Booby Whimbrel Fan-tailed Cuckoo Red-footed Booby Far Eastern Curlew Papuan Frogmouth Australasian Darter Bar-tailed Godwit White-throated Needletail Australian Pelican Great Knot Australian Swiftlet Black Bittern Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Azure Kingfisher Pacific Heron Curlew Sandpiper Little Kingfisher Great Egret Red-necked Stint Intermediate Egret Latham's Snipe Blue-winged Kookaburra White-faced Heron Terek Sandpiper Pacific Reef-Heron Common Sandpiper Cattle Egret Gray-tailed Tattler Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Striated Heron Silver Gull Rainbow Bee-eater Rufous Night-Heron Brown Noddy Dollarbird Australian Ibis Black Noddy Australian Kestrel Straw-necked Ibis Sooty Tern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Osprey Bridled Tern Galah Australian Kite Little Tern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Square-tailed Kite Roseate Tern Australian King-Parrot Pacific Baza Black-naped Tern Red-winged Parrot Common Tern Pale-headed Rosella Gray Goshawk Great Crested Tern Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Lesser Crested Tern Little Lorikeet Black Kite Rock Pigeon Rainbow Lorikeet Whistling Kite White-headed Pigeon Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Spotted Catbird Pied Noisy Pitta Tooth-billed Catbird Barred Cuckooshrike Bassian Thrush Great Bowerbird Black-faced Cuckooshrike Metallic Starling White-throated Treecreeper White-bellied Cuckooshrike European Starling Lovely Fairywren Varied Triller Common Myna Red-backed Fairywren Common Cicadabird Mistletoebird Little Shrikethrush Olive-backed Sunbird Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Gray Shrikethrush Lewin's Honeyeater Bower's Shrikethrush House Sparrow Graceful Honeyeater Golden Whistler Red-browed Firetail Yellow Honeyeater Gray Whistler Crimson Finch Yellow-faced Honeyeater Rufous Whistler Double-barred Finch Bridled Honeyeater Olive-backed Oriole Blue-faced Parrotfinch Varied Honeyeater Green Oriole Scaly-breasted Munia Brown-backed Honeyeater Australasian Figbird Chestnut-breasted Munia Spangled Drongo Scarlet Myzomela Northern Fantail Willie-wagtail Blue-faced Honeyeater Rufous Fantail White-throated Honeyeater Gray Fantail Macleay's Honeyeater Black-faced Monarch Helmeted Friarbird Spectacled Monarch Pied Monarch Spotted Pardalote Magpie-lark Striated Pardalote Leaden Flycatcher Fernwren Satin Flycatcher Yellow-throated Scrubwren Shining Flycatcher Atherton Scrubwren Torresian Crow Large-billed Scrubwren Victoria's Riflebird Mountain Thornbill Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Fairy Gerygone Pale-yellow Robin Large-billed Gerygone Eastern Yellow Robin Brown Gerygone Mangrove Robin Chowchilla White-browed Robin Eastern Whipbird Gray-headed Robin Yellow-breasted Boatbill Welcome Swallow White-breasted Woodswallow Fairy Martin Tree Martin Gray Butcherbird Australian Reed-Warbler Pied Butcherbird Golden-headed Cisticola Black Butcherbird Silver-eye Australian Magpie