AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SERVICES P/L Atherton Tablelands to Iron Range NP species checklist 8 to 22 June 2019 Possible species June 2019 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1. Southern Cassowary S4B Casuarius casuarius 2. Magpie Goose S S S S Anseranas semipalmata 3. Spotted Whistling-Duck S S Dendrocygna guttata 4. Wandering Whistling-duck S S Dendrocygna arcuata 5. Plumed Whistling-Duck S S S S Dendrocygna eytoni 6. Raja Shelduck S S S Radjah radjah rufitergum 7. Black Swan Cygnus atratus 8. Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 9. Green Pygmy-goose S S S Nettapus pulchellus 10. Pacific Black Duck S S S S S S S S S Anas superciliosa 11. Grey Teal Anas gracilis 12. Hardhead S Aythya australis 13. Australian Brush-turkey S S S S S S S A Alectura lathami lathami 14. CY Alectura lathami purpureicollis S S S S S 15. Orange-footed Scrubfowl S S H S A Megapodius reinwardt castanonotus 16. CY Megapodius reinwardt yorki S 17. Brown Quail S Coturnix ypsilophora 18. Australasian Grebe S S S Tachybaptus novaehollandiae 19. [email protected] 20. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 . S=seen, H = heard, B = breeding, RK = roadkill, (S) = seen only by a leader 1 AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SERVICES P/L Atherton Tablelands to Iron Range NP species checklist 8 to 22 June 2019 21. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22. Great Crested Grebe S Podiceps cristatus 23. Black-necked Stork Jabiru S Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 24. Australian White Ibis S S S S S S S S S Threskiornis molucca 25. Straw-necked Ibis S S S S S S S S Threskiornis spinicollis 26. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 27. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia 28. Black Bittern (S) Ixobrychus flavicollis 29. Nankeen Night-Heron S Nycticorax caledonicus 30. Striated Heron S Butorides striata 31. Eastern Cattle Egret S S S S S S S S S Bubulcus coromandus 32. White-necked Heron S S S S S Ardea pacifica 33. Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana mathewsae 34. Eastern Great Egret S S S S S S S S S Ardea alba 35. Intermediate Egret S S S S S S Ardea intermedia 36. White-faced Heron S S S Egretta novaehollandiae 37. Little Egret S Egretta garzetta 38. Pacific Reef Heron/Egret S S Egretta sacra sacra 39. [email protected] 40. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 . S=seen, H = heard, B = breeding, RK = roadkill, (S) = seen only by a leader 2 AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SERVICES P/L Atherton Tablelands to Iron Range NP species checklist 8 to 22 June 2019 41. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 42. Pelican S S Pelecanus conspicillatus 43. Lesser Frigatebird ? S Fregata ariel 44. Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 45. Little Pied Cormorant S S S S S S S Microcarbo melanoleucos 46. Little Black Cormorant S S S S Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 47. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 48. Australasian Darter S S S S S S S S S Anhinga novaehollandiae 49. Eastern Osprey S S Pandion haliaetus cristatus 50. Black-shouldered Kite S S S S S S S Elanus axillaris 51. Square-tailed Kite S Lophoictinia isura 52. Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon 53. Pacific Baza S S S H Aviceda subcristata subcristata 54. Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides 55. Wedge-tailed Eagle S S S S S S Aquila audax audax 56. Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus 57. Grey Goshawk S S S Accipiter novaehollandiae 58. Brown Goshawk Northern S S S S S S Accipiter fasciatus didimus 59. [email protected] 60. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 . S=seen, H = heard, B = breeding, RK = roadkill, (S) = seen only by a leader 3 AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SERVICES P/L Atherton Tablelands to Iron Range NP species checklist 8 to 22 June 2019 61. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 62. Collared Sparrowhawk ? Accipiter cirrocephalus 63. Spotted Harrier S Circus assimilis 64. Swamp Harrier S S Circus approximans 65. Black Kite S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Milvus migrans 66. Whistling Kite S S S S S S S S S S S S Haliastur sphenurus 67. Brahminy Kite S S S S S S Haliastur indus 68. White-bellied Sea-Eagle S S S S Haliaeetus leucogaster 69. Australian Bustard S S S Ardeotis australis 70. Red-necked Crake S Rallina tricolor 71. Buff-banded Rail S Gallirallus philippensis mellori 72. Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana 73. Purple Swamphen S Porphyrio porphyrio 74. Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa 75. Eurasian Coot S S Fulica atra 76. Sarus Crane S Grus antigone 77. Brolga S S S Grus rubicunda 78. Bush Stone-curlew S S S S H H H H H H Burhinus grallarius 79. [email protected] 80. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 . S=seen, H = heard, B = breeding, RK = roadkill, (S) = seen only by a leader 4 AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SERVICES P/L Atherton Tablelands to Iron Range NP species checklist 8 to 22 June 2019 81. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 82. Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris 83. Masked Lapwing S S S S S S S S S S S S S Vanellus miles miles 84. Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus 85. Pacific Golden Plover Fulva Pluvialis 86. Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus 87. Double-banded Plover (Dotterel) Charadrius bicinctus 88. Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus 89. Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 90. Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops 91. Comb-crested Jacana S S Irediparra gallinacea 92. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 93. Bar-tailed Godwit S Limosa lapponica 94. Whimbrel S Numenius phaeopus 95. Far Eastern Curlew S Numenius madagascariensis 96. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 97. Grey-tailed Tattler S Tringa brevipes 98. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 99. [email protected] 100. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 . S=seen, H = heard, B = breeding, RK = roadkill, (S) = seen only by a leader 5 AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SERVICES P/L Atherton Tablelands to Iron Range NP species checklist 8 to 22 June 2019 101. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 102. Great Knot S Calidris tenuirostris 103. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 104. Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella 105. Silver Gull S S S Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae 106. Gull-billed Tern S S Gelochelidon nilotica 107. Caspian Tern S Hydroprogne caspia 108. Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 109. Red-chested Buttonquail Turnix phyrrhothorax 110. Rock Dove S Columba livia 111. White-headed Pigeon S Columba leucomela 112. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 113. CY Brown Cuckoo-Dove S S Macropygia phasianella quinkan 114. A Macropygia phasianella robinsoni S S S S 115. Pacific Emerald Dove H S S S Chalcophaps longirostris rogersi 116. Common Bronzewing S Phaps chalcoptera 117. Crested Pigeon S S Ocyphaps lophotes 118. Squatter Pigeon Northern S S S Geophaps scripta peninsulae 119. Diamond Dove S Geopelia cuneata 120. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 . S=seen, H = heard, B = breeding, RK = roadkill, (S) = seen only by a leader 6 AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SERVICES P/L Atherton Tablelands to Iron Range NP species checklist 8 to 22 June 2019 121. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 122. Peaceful Dove S S S S S S S S S S S S Geopelia striata 123. Bar-shouldered Dove (Eastern) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Geopelia humeralis humeralis 124. Wompoo Fruit-Dove S CY Ptilinopus magnificus assimilis 125. A Ptilinopus magnificus keri S H S 126. Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus 127. Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (Eastern) S S Ptilinopus regina regina 128. Topknot Pigeon S Lopholaimus antarcticus 129. Pheasant Coucal Northern H S H H Centropus phasianinus melanurus 130. Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae 131. Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo S SB Chalcites basalis 132. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Australian H S Chalcites lucidus plagosus 133. Little Bronze-Cuckoo Western S H S S S Chalcites minutillus minutillus 134. Little Bronze-Cuckoo Gould’s S S Chalcites minutillus russatus 135. Pallid Cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus 136. Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo S S H Cacomantis c.castaneiventris 137. Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis 138. Brush Cuckoo Northern H S S Cacomantis variolosus dumetorum 139. Lesser Sooty Owl S (S) H Tyto multipunctata 140. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 . S=seen, H = heard, B = breeding, RK = roadkill, (S) = seen only by a leader 7 AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SERVICES P/L Atherton Tablelands to Iron Range NP species checklist 8 to 22 June 2019 141. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 142. Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli 143. Barn Owl Eastern S Tyto delicatula 144. Grass Owl Eastern S Tyto longimembris longimembris 145. Rufous Owl CY Ninox rufa meesi 146. A Ninox rufa queenslandica S 147. Barking Owl Northern S Ninox connivens peninsularis 148. Boobook A Ninox boobook lurida 149. CY Ninox boobook boobook S 150.