Eagle-Eye Birding Ecotours 2011 Eastern Australia Scientific Name English name Seen CASUARIIFORMES s Casuariidae s Casuarius casuarius Southern Cassowary s GALLIFORMES s Megapodiidae s Alectura lathami Australian Brush-turkey s Megapodius reinwardt Orange-footed Scrubfowl s Phasianidae s Coturnix ypsilophora Brown Quail s ANSERIFORMES s Anseranatidae s Anseranas semipalmata Magpie Goose s Anatidae s Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck s Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling-Duck s Cygnus atratus Black Swan s Tadorna radjah Radjah Shelduck s Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck s Nettapus pulchellus Green Pygmy-goose s Anas rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler s Anas gracilis Grey Teal s Anas castanea Chestnut Teal s Anas platyrhynchos Northern Mallard* s Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck s Aythya australis Hardhead s PODICIPEDIFORMES s Podicipedidae s Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe s Poliocephalus poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe s Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe s COLUMBIFORMES s Columbidae s Columba livia Rock Dove* s Columba leucomela White-headed Pigeon s Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove* s Macropygia amboinensis Brown Cuckoo-Dove s Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove s Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing s Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon s Geopelia striata Peaceful Dove s Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove s Leucosarcia melanoleuca Wonga Pigeon s Ptilinopus magnificus Wompoo Fruit-Dove s Ducula bicolor Pied Imperial-Pigeon s Lopholaimus antarcticus Topknot Pigeon s CAPRIMULGIFORMES s Podargidae s Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth s Podargus papuensis Papuan Frogmouth s APODIFORMES s Aegothelidae s Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-nightjar s Apodidae s Aerodramus terraereginae Australian Swiftlet s Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail s PROCELLARIIFORMES s Diomedeidae s Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross s Procellariidae s Ardenna pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater s Ardenna carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater s Ardennagrisea Sooty Shearwater s Ardenna tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater s Puffinus gavia Fluttering Shearwater s Pterodroma solandri Providence Petrel s PHALACROCORACIFORMES s Sulidae s Morus serrator Australasian Gannet s Anhingidae s Anhinga melanogaster Australasian Darter s Phalacrocoracidae s Microcarbo melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant s Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant s Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant s Phalacrocorax varius Pied Cormorant s CICONIIFORMES s Pelecanidae s Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican s Ciconiidae s Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Black-necked Stork s Ardeidae s Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron s Ardea modesta Eastern Great Egret s Ardea intermedia Intermediate Egret s Ardea ibis Cattle Egret s Butorides striatus Striated Heron s Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron s Egretta garzetta Little Egret s Egretta sacra Eastern Reef Egret s Nycticorax caledonicus Nankeen Night Heron s Threskiornithidae s Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis s Threskiornis molucca Australian White Ibis s Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis s Platalea regia Royal Spoonbill s ACCIPITRIFORMES s Accipitridae s Pandion cristatus Eastern Osprey s Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite s Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza s Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle s Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite s Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite s Milvus migrans Black Kite s Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk s Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk s Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle s Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle s Falconidae s Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel s Falco berigora Brown Falcon s GRUIFORMES s Gruidae s Grus antigone Sarus Crane s Grus rubicunda Brolga s Rallidae s Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen s Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail s Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen s Fulica atra Eurasian Coot s CHARADRIIFORMES s Burhinidae s Burhinus grallarius Bush Stone-curlew s Esacus neglectus Beach Stone-curlew s Haematopodidae s Haematopus fuliginosus Sooty Oystercatcher s Recurvirostridae s Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt s Charadriidae s Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover s Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover s Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover s Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover s Elseyornis melanops Black-fronted Dotterel s Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing s Jacanidae s Irediparra gallinacea Comb-crested Jacana s Scolopacidae s Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe s Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit s Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit s Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel s Numenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew s Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper s Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper s Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler s Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone s Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper s Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank s Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot s Calidris canutus Red Knot s Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint s Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper s Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper s Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper s Turnicidae s Turnix varia Painted Button-quail s Stercorariidae s Stercorarius maccormicki South Polar Skua s Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger s Laridae s Anous stolidus Common Noddy s Onychoprion fuscata Sooty Tern s Sternula albifrons Little Tern s Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern s Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern s Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern s Sterna hirundo Common Tern s Thallaseus bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern s Thalasseus bergii Crested Tern s Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull s Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Silver Gull s PSITTACIFORMES s Cacatuidae s Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy Black-Cockatoo s Calyptorhynchus funereus Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo s Cacatua roseicapillus Galah s Cacatua sanguinea Little Corella s Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo s Psittacidae s Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet s Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet s Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet s Glossopsitta pusilla Little Lorikeet s Cyclopsitta diophthalma Double-eyed Fig-Parrot s Alisterus scapularis Australian King-Parrot s Aprosmictus erythropterus Red-winged Parrot s Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella s Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella s Platycercus adscitus Pale-headed Rosella s Psephotus haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot s CUCULIFORMES s Cuculidae s Centropus phasianinus Pheasant Coucal s Eudynamys orientalis Eastern Koel s Scythrops novaehollandiae Channel-billed Cuckoo s Chalcites minutillus Little Bronze-Cuckoo s Cacomantis flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo s STRIGIFORMES s Strigidae s Ninox novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook s Tytonidae s Tyto tenebricosa Sooty Owl s Tyto javanica Eastern Barn Owl s CORACIIFORMES s Alcedinidae s Alcedo azureus Azure Kingfisher s Alcedo pusilla Little Kingfisher s Halcyonidae s Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra s Dacelo leachii Blue-winged Kookaburra s Todiramphus macleayii Forest Kingfisher s Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher s Todiramphus chloris Collared Kingfisher s Meropidae s Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater s Coraciidae s Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird s PASSERIFORMES s Pittidae s Pitta versicolor Noisy Pitta s Menuridae s Menura novaehollandiae Superb Lyrebird s Climacteridae s Cormobates leucophaea White-throated Treecreeper s Climacteris picumnus Brown Treecreeper s Ptilonorhynchidae s Ailuroedus melanotis Spotted Catbird s Ailuroedus crassirostris Green Catbird s Scenopoeetes dentirostris Tooth-billed Bowerbird s Sericulus chrysocephalus Regent Bowerbird s Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin Bowerbird s Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis Great Bowerbird s Maluridae s Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairy-wren s Malurus melanocephalus Red-backed Fairy-wren s Malurus lamberti Variegated Fairy-wren s Acanthizadae s Pycnoptilus floccosus Pilotbird s Origma solitaria Rockwarbler s Oreoscopus gutturalis Fernwren s Sericornis citreogularis Yellow-throated Scrubwren s Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren s Sericornis humilis Tasmanian Scrubwren s Sericornis keri Atherton Scrubwren s Sericornis magnirostris Large-billed Scrubwren s Chthonicola sagittata Speckled Warbler s Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill s Gerygone mouki Brown Gerygone s Gerygone magnirostris Large-billed Gerygone s Gerygone palpebrosa Fairy Gerygone s Gerygone albogularis White-throated Gerygone s Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill s Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill s Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill s Acanthiza reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill s Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill s Acanthiza katherina Mountain Thornbill s Pardalotidae s Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote s Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote s Meliphagidae s Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill s Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's Honeyeater s Meliphaga notata Yellow-spotted Honeyeater s Meliphaga gracilis Graceful Honeyeater s Lichenostomus frenatus Bridled Honeyeater s Lichenostomus chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater s Lichenostomus versicolor Varied Honeyeater s Lichenostomus flavus Yellow Honeyeater s Lichenostomus melanops Yellow-tufted Honeyeater s Lichenostomus fuscus Fuscous Honeyeater s Lichenostomus penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater s Manorina melanophrys Bell Miner s Manorina melanocephala Noisy Miner s Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater s Anthochaera chrysoptera Little Wattlebird s Anthochaera carnunculata Red Wattlebird s Ramsayornis modestus Brown-backed Honeyeater s Myzomela obscura Dusky Honeyeater s Myzomela sanguinolenta Scarlet Honeyeater s Lichmera indistincta