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Eagle-Eye Tours Australia - Eastern 2019 Leader: Barry Davis Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard CASUARIIFORMES: Casuariidae 1 Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius X ANSERIFORMES: Anseranatidae 2 Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata X ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae 3 Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni X 4 Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata X 5 Spotted Whistling Duck Dendrocygna guttata X 6 Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa X 7 Black Swan Cygnus atratus X 8 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah X 9 Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata X 10 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa X 11 Gray Teal Anas gracilis X 12 Chestnut Teal Anas castanea X 13 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus X 14 White-eyed Duck Aythya australis X 15 Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis X 16 Musk Duck Biziura lobata X GALLIFORMES: MeGapodiidae 17 Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami X 18 Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt X GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae 19 Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus F PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae 20 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae X 21 Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus X 22 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus X PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae 23 Northern Giant petrel Macronectes halli X 24 Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri X 25 Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi X 26 Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica X Page 1 of 12 Eagle-Eye Tours Australia - Eastern 2019 Leader: Barry Davis Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 27 Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris X 28 Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni X 29 Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia X PODICIPEDIFORMES: Oceanitidae 30 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagadroma marina X 31 Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus X PODICIPEDIFORMES: Diomedeidae 32 Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans X 33 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris X 34 Campbell Albatross Thalassarche impavida X 35 Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta (AUS) X 36 White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta (NZ) X CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae 37 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus X SULIFORMES: FreGatidae 38 Great Frigatebird Fregata minor X SULIFORMES: Sulidae 39 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster X 40 Australasian Gannet Morus serrator X SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae 41 Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris X 42 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo X 43 Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius X 44 Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos X SULIFORMES: AnhinGidae 45 Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae X PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae 46 Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus X PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae 47 Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica X 48 Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana 49 Great Egret Ardea alba X 50 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia X Page 2 of 12 Eagle-Eye Tours Australia - Eastern 2019 Leader: Barry Davis Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 51 White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae X 52 Little Egret Egretta garzetta X 53 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis X 54 Striated Heron Butorides striata X 55 Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus X PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae 56 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus X 57 Australian Ibis Threskiornis moluccus X 58 Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis X 59 Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia X ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae 60 Osprey Pandion haliaetus X ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae 61 Australian Kite Elanus axillaris X 62 Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura X 63 Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata X 64 Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax X 65 Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis X 66 Gray Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae X 67 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus X 68 Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus F 69 Black Kite Milvus migrans X 70 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus X 71 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus X 72 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster X OTIDIFORMES: Otididae 73 Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis X GRUIFORMES: Rallidae 74 Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis X 75 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla X 76 Australian Crake Porzana fluminea X 77 Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus X 78 Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa X Page 3 of 12 Eagle-Eye Tours Australia - Eastern 2019 Leader: Barry Davis Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 79 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra X GRUIFORMES: Gruidae 80 Sarus Crane Grus antigone X 81 Brolga Grus rubicunda X CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae 82 Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius X 83 Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris X CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae 84 Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus X 85 Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae X CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae 86 Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris X CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae 87 Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles X 88 Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus X 89 Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops X CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae 90 Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea X CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae 91 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus X 92 Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes X 93 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus X 94 Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis X 95 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa X 96 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica X 97 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica X 98 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres X 99 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris X 100 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata X 101 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis X 102 Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii X CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae 103 Brown Skua Stercorarius antarticus X Page 4 of 12 Eagle-Eye Tours Australia - Eastern 2019 Leader: Barry Davis Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae 104 Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiaeX 105 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus X 106 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus X 107 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus X 108 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica X 109 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida X 110 Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana X 111 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii X 112 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis X COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae 113 Rock Pigeon Columba livia X 114 White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela X 115 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis X 116 Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella X 117 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica X 118 Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera X 119 Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes X 120 Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta X 121 Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca X 122 Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida X 123 Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis X 124 Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus X 125 Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus H 126 Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina X 127 Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus X 128 Toressian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa X CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae 129 Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis X 130 Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus H 131 Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus X 132 Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis X 133 Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae H Page 5 of 12 Eagle-Eye Tours Australia - Eastern 2019 Leader: Barry Davis Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 134 Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus X STRIGIFORMES: StriGidae 135 Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae X CAPRIMULGIFORMES: PodarGidae 136 Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides X 137 Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus X 138 Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis X APODIFORMES: Apodidae 139 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus X 140 Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae X CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae 141 Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus X 142 Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae X 143 Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii X 144 Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii X 145 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus X 146 Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus X CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae 147 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus X FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae 148 Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides X 149 Australian Hobby Falco longipennis X 150 Brown Falcon Falco berigora X 151 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus X PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae 152 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii X 153 Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami X 154 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus X 155 Galah Eolophus roseicapilla X 156 Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris X 157 Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea X 158 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita X PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae Page 6 of 12 Eagle-Eye Tours Australia - Eastern 2019 Leader: Barry Davis Common Name Scientific Name Seen/ Heard 159 Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis X 160 Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus X 161 Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus x 162 Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans X 163 Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius X 164 Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus X 165 Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus X 166 Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma X 167 Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna X 168 Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla X 169 Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus X 170 Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus X PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae 171 Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor X PASSERIFORMES: Menuridae 172 Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti X 173 Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae X PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae 174 Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis X 175 Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris X 176 Tooth-billed Catbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris X 177 Golden Bowerbird Amblyornis newtoniana X 178 Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus X 179 Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus
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