Tour Leaders: Eagle-Eye Tours Eastern Australia Barry Davies September 2017 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 Black Swan Cygnus atratus s
5 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah s
6 Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus s
7 Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata s
8 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa s
9 Gray Teal Anas gracilis s
10 Chestnut Teal Anas castanea s
11 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceuss
12 White-eyed Duck Aythya australis s
13 Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis s GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae
14 Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami s
15 Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt s GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
16 Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus s PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
17 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae s
18 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus s PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
19 White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina s PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
20 Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans s
21 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris s
22 Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta s PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
23 Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli s
24 Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri s
25 Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica s
26 Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris s
27 Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia s CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
28 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus s SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
29 Great Frigatebird Fregata minor s SULIFORMES: Sulidae
30 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster s
31 Australasian Gannet Morus serrator s
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Heard SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
32 Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris s
33 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo s
34 Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos s SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
35 Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae s PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
36 Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus s PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
37 Pacific Heron Ardea pacifica s
38 Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana h
39 Great Egret Ardea alba s
40 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia s
41 White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae s
42 Little Egret Egretta garzetta s
43 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis s
44 Striated Heron Butorides striata s PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
45 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus s
46 Australian Ibis Threskiornis moluccus s
47 Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis s
48 Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia s
49 Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes s ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
50 Osprey Pandion haliaetus s ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
51 Australian Kite Elanus axillaris s
52 Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata s
53 Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides s
54 Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax s
55 Gray Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae s
56 Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus s
57 Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus s
58 Black Kite Milvus migrans s
59 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus s
60 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus s
61 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster s GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
62 Red-necked Crake Rallina tricolor h
63 Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis s
64 Rufous-tailed Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana s
65 Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/
Heard 66 Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa s
67 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra s GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
68 Sarus Crane Grus antigone s
69 Brolga Grus rubicunda s CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
70 Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius s CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
71 Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus s
72 Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae s CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
73 Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris s CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
74 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola s
75 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva s
76 Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles s
77 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus s
78 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii s
79 Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus s
80 Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus s
81 Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops s CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
82 Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea s CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
83 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus s
84 Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes s
85 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia s
86 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus s
87 Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis s
88 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa s
89 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica s
90 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres s
91 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris s
92 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata s CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
93 Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiaes
94 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus s
95 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus s
96 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus s
97 Little Tern Sternula albifrons s
98 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica s
99 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/
Heard 100 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida s
101 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii s
102 White-fronted Tern Sterna striata s
103 Common Tern Sterna hirundo s
104 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii s
105 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis s CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
106 Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus s COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
107 Rock Pigeon Columba livia s
108 White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela s
109 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis s
110 Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella s
111 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica s
112 Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera s
113 Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes s
114 Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta s
115 Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca s
116 Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida s
117 Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis s
118 Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus s
119 Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus h
120 Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina h
121 Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus s
122 Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa s CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
123 Pallid Cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus s
124 Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis s
125 Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis s
126 Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus s
127 Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus h
128 Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae s
129 Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus h STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
130 Lesser Sooty Owl Tyto multipunctata s STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
131 Rufous Owl Ninox rufa s
132 Barking Owl Ninox connivens s
133 Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae h CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae
134 Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides s
135 Marbled Frogmouth Podargus ocellatus s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/
Heard 136 Papuan Frogmouth Podargus papuensis s APODIFORMES: Apodidae
137 Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae s CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
138 Little Kingfisher Ceyx pusillus s
139 Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae s
140 Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii s
141 Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii s
142 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus s
143 Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus s CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
144 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus s FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
145 Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides s
146 Australian Hobby Falco longipennis s
147 Brown Falcon Falco berigora s PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae
148 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii s
149 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus s
150 Galah Eolophus roseicapilla s
151 Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea s
152 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita s PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
153 Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis s
154 Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus s
155 Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans s
156 Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius s
157 Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus s
158 Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus s
159 Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma s
160 Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla s
161 Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus s
162 Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus s PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
163 Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor s PASSERIFORMES: Menuridae
164 Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti s
165 Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae s PASSERIFORMES: Ptilonorhynchidae
166 Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis s
167 Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris s
168 Tooth-billed Catbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris s
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Heard 169 Golden Bowerbird Amblyornis newtoniana s
170 Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus s
171 Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus s
172 Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis s PASSERIFORMES: Climacteridae
173 White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea s
174 Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus s PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae
175 Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti s
176 Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis s
177 Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus s
178 Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus s PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae
179 Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris s
180 Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata s
181 Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii s
182 Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga gracilis s
183 Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava s
184 Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops s
185 Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys s
186 Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala s
187 Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula s
188 Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus s
189 Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera s
190 Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia s
191 Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata s
192 Varied Honeyeater Gavicalis versicolor s
193 Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis h
194 White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata s
195 Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus s
196 Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura s
197 Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta s
198 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta s
199 New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae s
200 White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger s
201 White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis s
202 Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis s
203 White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis s
204 White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus s
205 Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis s
206 Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus s
207 Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata h
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/
Heard 208 Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis s
209 Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus s
210 Hornbill Friarbird Philemon yorkii s PASSERIFORMES: Dasyornithidae
211 Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus h PASSERIFORMES: Pardalotidae
212 Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus s
213 Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus s PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae
214 Rockwarbler Origma solitaria s
215 Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis h
216 Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis s
217 White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis s
218 Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri s
219 Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra s
220 Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus s
221 Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides s
222 Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla s
223 Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa s
224 Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana s
225 Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata s
226 Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris s
227 Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa s
228 White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea s
229 Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris s
230 Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki s
231 Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster s PASSERIFORMES: Pomatostomidae
232 White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus s PASSERIFORMES: Orthonychidae
233 Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii s
234 Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii s PASSERIFORMES: Psophodidae
235 Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus s PASSERIFORMES: Machaerirhynchidae
236 Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer s PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae
237 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus s
238 Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus s
239 White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus s
240 Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus s PASSERIFORMES: Cracticidae
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/
Heard 241 Gray Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus s
242 Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis s
243 Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi s
244 Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen s
245 Pied Currawong Strepera graculina s PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
246 Barred Cuckooshrike Coracina lineata s
247 Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae s
248 White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis s
249 Varied Triller Lalage leucomela s PASSERIFORMES: Neosittidae
250 Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera s PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae
251 Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus s
252 Little Shrikethrush Colluricincla megarhyncha s
253 Gray Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica s
254 Bower's Shrikethrush Colluricincla boweri s
255 Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis s
256 Gray Whistler Pachycephala simplex s
257 Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris s PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
258 Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus s
259 Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus s
260 Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti s PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
261 Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus s PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
262 Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys s
263 Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons s
264 Gray Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa s PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
265 Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis s
266 Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus s
267 Pied Monarch Arses kaupi s
268 Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca s
269 Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula s
270 Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta h PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
271 Torresian Crow Corvus orru s
272 Australian Raven Corvus coronoides s PASSERIFORMES: Corcoracidae
273 White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/
Heard 274 Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea s PASSERIFORMES: Paradisaeidae
275 Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus s
276 Victoria's Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae s PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae
277 Jacky-winter Microeca fascinans s
278 Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii s
279 Rose Robin Petroica rosea s
280 Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata s
281 Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito s
282 Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis s
283 Mangrove Robin Eopsaltria pulverulenta s
284 White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa s
285 Gray-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons s PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
286 Horsfield's Bushlark Mirafra javanica s PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
287 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus s PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
288 Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena s
289 Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel s
290 Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans s PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
291 Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis s PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
292 Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis s
293 Rufous Songlark Megalurus mathewsi s PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
294 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis s PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
295 Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis s PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
296 Olive-tailed Thrush Zoothera lunulata s
297 Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei s PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
298 Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica s
299 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris s
300 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis s PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
301 Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum s PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
302 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis s
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Heard PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
303 Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae s PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
304 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis h PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
305 House Sparrow Passer domesticus s PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
306 Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella s
307 Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata s
308 Red-browed Firetail Neochmia temporalis s
309 Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta s
310 Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata s
311 Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii s
312 Blue-faced Parrot Finch Erythura trichroa s
313 Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax s
BUTTERFLIES
Cairns Birdwing Ornithoptera euphorion s
Ulysses Swallowtail Papilio ulysses s
MAMMALS
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus s
Agile Wallaby Macropus agilis s
Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus s
Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus lumholtzi s
Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmatica s
Red-necked Pademelon Thylogale thetis s
Musky Rat Kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus s
Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus s
Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta s
Coppery Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus vulpecula johnstoniis
White-tailed Rat Uromys caudimaculatus s
Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspiculattus s
Grey-headed Flying Fox Pteropus poliocephalus s
Eastern Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus megaphyllus s
Eastern Blossom bat Syconycteris australis s
Humpbacked Whale Megaptera novaeangliae s
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis s
REPTILES AND FISH
Mudskippers Periophthalmus argentilineatus s
Long Toms Tylosurus spp s
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Common Name Scientific Name Seen/
Heard Saltwater (Eustuarine) Crocodile Crocodylus porosus s
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas s
Saw-shelled Turtle Elseya latisternum s
Major Skink Egernia frerei s
Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko Saltuaris cornutus s
Lace Monitor Varanus varius s
White-lipped Green Tree Frog Litoria infrafrenata s
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