Eagle-Eye Tours Australia - TROPICAL Tours Leaders: Barry Davies 2018
Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ 170 species 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 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus s 9 White-eyed Duck Aythya australis s GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae 10 Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt s GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae 11 Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus s PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae 12 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae s 13 Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus s CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae 14 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus s SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae 15 Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris s 16 Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos s SULIFORMES: Anhingidae 17 Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae s PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae 18 Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus s PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae 19 Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica s 20 Eastern Great Heron Ardea modesta s 21 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia s 22 White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae s 23 Little Egret Egretta garzetta s 24 Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra s 25 Pied Heron Egretta picata s 26 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ 170 species Heard 27 Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus s PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae 28 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus s 29 Australian Ibis Threskiornis moluccus s 30 Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis s 31 Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia s ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae 32 Australian Osprey Pandion haliaetus s ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae 33 Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata s 34 Swamp Harrier Circus approximans s 35 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus s 36 Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus s 37 Black Kite Milvus migrans s 38 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus s 39 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus s 40 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster s OTIDIFORMES: Otididae 41 Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis s GRUIFORMES: Rallidae 42 Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus s 43 Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa s 44 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra s GRUIFORMES: Gruidae 45 Brolga Grus rubicunda s CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae 46 Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius s 47 Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris s CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae 48 Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus s CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae 49 Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris s CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae 50 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola s 51 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva s 52 Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ 170 species Heard 53 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus s 54 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii s 55 Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus s 56 Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus s 57 Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops s CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae 58 Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea s CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae 59 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos s 60 Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes s 61 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia s 62 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis s 63 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus s 64 Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis s 65 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres s 66 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris s 67 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata s 68 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea s 69 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis s 70 Sanderling Calidris alba s CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae 71 Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella s CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae 72 Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiaes 73 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica s 74 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia s 75 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida s COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae 76 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica s 77 Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes s 78 Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis s 79 Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata s 80 Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida s 81 Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis s 82 Black-banded Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus alligator s 83 Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ 170 species Heard 84 Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa s CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae 85 Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus s 86 Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis h 87 Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae s 88 Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus s STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae 89 Rufous Owl Ninox rufa s 90 Barking Owl Ninox connivens s CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Aegothelidae 91 Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus h CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae 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 Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus s CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae 97 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus s CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae 98 Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis s FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae 99 Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides s 100 Australian Hobby Falco longipennis s 101 Brown Falcon Falco berigora s 102 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus s PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae 103 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii s 104 Galah Eolophus roseicapilla s 105 Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea s 106 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita s 107 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus s PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae 108 Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus s 109 Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus s 110 Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ 170 species Heard 111 Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor s 112 Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus s PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae 113 Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris s PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae 114 Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis s PASSERIFORMES: Climacteridae 115 Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanurus s PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae 116 Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus s PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae 117 White-lined Honeyeater Meliphaga albilineata h 118 White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor s 119 Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis s 120 Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis s 121 Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura s 122 Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala s 123 Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis s 124 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta s 125 Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis s 126 White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis s 127 Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis s 128 Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides gordoni s 129 Sandstone Friarbird Philemon buceroides ammitophiluss 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 Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris 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
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ 170 species Heard 138 Little Woodswallow Artamus minor s PASSERIFORMES: Cracticidae 139 Silver-backed Butcherbird Cracticus argenteus 140 Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis s PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae 141 Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae s 142 White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis s 143 White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor s 144 Varied Triller Lalage leucomela s PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae 145 Black-tailed Whistler Pachycephala melanura s 146 Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris s 147 Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex s PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae 148 Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus s 149 Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus s 150 Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti s PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae 151 Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus s PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae 152 Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris s 153 Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys s 154 Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas s PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae 155 Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca s 156 Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula s 157 Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis s 158 Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana s 159 Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto s PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae 160 Torresian Crow Corvus orru s PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae 161 Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster s PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae 162 Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans s PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ 170 species Heard 163 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis s PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae 164 Australian Yellow White-eye Zosterops luteus s PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae 165 Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum s PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae 166 Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton s 167 Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii s 168 Masked Finch Poephila personata s 169 Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda s 170 Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae s
Other Wildlife 1 Agile Wallaby Macropus agilis s 2 Short-eared Rock Wallaby Petrogale brachyotis s 3 Black Flying Fox Pteropus alecto s 4 Dingo Canis lupus dingo s 5 Gilbert's Dragon Amphibolurus gilberti s 6 Estuarine Crocodile Crocodilus porosus s
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