Trip Reports
Cairns Wet Tropics & Outback Bird List
March 10 to 17, 2007
Casuariidae
- Southern Cassowary
- Casuarius casuarius
Megapodiidae
- Orange–footed Scrubfowl
- Megapodius reinwardt
- Australian Brush–Turkey
- Alectura lathami
Phasianidae
- Brown Quail h.o
- Coturnix ypsilophora
Anseranatidae
- Magpie Goose
- Anseranas semipalmata
Anatidae
- Wandering Whistling–Duck
- Dendrocygna arcuata
- Plumed Whistling–Duck
- Dendrocygna eytoni
- Australian Wood Duck
- Chenonetta jubata
- Black Swan
- Cygnus atraatus
- Radjah Shelduck
- Tadorna radjah
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Nettapus coromandelianus
- Green Pygmy–Goose
- Nettapus pulchellus
- Hardhead
- Aythya australis
- Pacific Black Duck
- Anas superciliosa
- Grey Teal
- Anas gracilis
Podicipedidae
- Australasian Grebe
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested Grebe
- Podiceps cristatus
Sulidae
- Brown Booby
- Sula leucogaster
Anhingidae
- Darter
- Anhinga melanogaster
Phalacrocoracidae
- Great Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Black Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Frigatidae
- Great Frigatebird
- Fregata minor
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Fregata ariel
Pelecanidae
- Australian Pelican
- Pelecanus conspicillatus
Ardeidae
- White–faced Heron
- Egretta novaehollandiae
- Pied Heron
- Ardea picata
- Little Egret
- Egretta garzetta
- Eastern Reef–Egret
- Egretta sacra
- Great Egret
- Ardea alba
- Intermediate Egret
- Ardea intermedia
- Striated Heron
- Butorides striatus
- Black Bittern
- Ixobrychus flavicollis
Threskiornithidae
- Australian White Ibis
- Threskiornis molucca
Ciconiidae
- Black-necked Stork
- Ehippioryhnchus asiaticus
Accipitridae
- Black-shouldered Kite
- Elanus axillaris
- Pacific Baza
- Aviceda subscristata
- Black Kite
- Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite
- Haliastur indus
- Whistling Kite
- Haliastur sphenurus
- Collared Sparrowhawk
- Accipiter cirrhocephalus
- Brown Goshawk
- Accipiter fasciatus
- Grey Goshawk
- Accipiter novaehollandiae
- Osprey
- Pandion haliaetus
- White–bellied Sea–Eagle
- Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Wedge–tailed Eagle
- Aquila audax
- Spotted Harrier
- Circus assimilis
- Swamp Harrier
- Circus approximans
Falconidae
- Brown Falcon
- Falco berigora
- Nankeen Kestrel
- Falco cenchroides
- Peregrine Falcon
- Falco peregrinus
- Australian Hobby
- Falco longipennis
Gruidae
- Brolga
- Grus rubicundrus
Rallidae
- Red-necked Crake
- Rallina tricolor
- Buff-banded Rail
- Gallirallus philippensis
- White-browed Crake
- Porzana cinerea
- Dusky Moorhen
- Gallinula tenebrosa
- Purple Swamphen
- Porphyrio porphyrio
- Eurasian Coot
- Fulica atra
Otididae
- Australian Bustard
- Ardeotis australis
Scolopacidae
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Limosa lapponica
- Eastern Curlew
- Numenius madagascariensis
- Whimbrel
- Numenius phaeopus
- Common Greenshank
- Tringa Nebularia
- Common Sandpiper
- Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey–tailed Tattler
- Heteroscelus brevipes
- Terek Sandpiper
- Xenus cinereus
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Arenaria interpres
- Great Knot
- Calidris tenuirostris
- Red–necked Stint
- Calidris ruficollis
- Sharp–tailed Sandpiper
- Calidris acuminata
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Calidris ferruginia
Jacanidae
- Comb–crested Jacana
- Irediparra gallinacea
Burhinidae
- Bush Stone-Curlew
- Burhinis grallarius
Haematopodidae
- Pied Oystercatcher
- Haematopus longirostris
Recurvirostridae
- Black-winged Stilt
- Himantopus himantopus
Charadriidae
- Pacific Golden Plover
- Pluvialis apricaria
- Lesser Sand Plover
- Charadrius mongolus
- Greater Sand Plover
- Charadrius leschenaultii
- Black-fronted Dotterel
- Elseyornis melanops
- Masked Lapwing
- Vanellus miles
Laridae
- Silver Gull
- Larus novaehollandiae
- Laughing Gull
- Larus atricilla
- Caspian Tern
- Sterna caspia
- Crested Tern
- Sterna bergii
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Sterna bengalensis
- Roseate Tern
- Sterna Dougallii
- Black–naped Tern
- Sterna sumatrana
- Little Tern
- Sterna albifrons
- Sooty Tern
- Sterna fuscata
- Bridled Tern
- Sterna anaethetus
- Common Noddy
- Anous stolidus
Columbidae
- Spotted Dove
- Streptopelia chinensis
- Feral Pigeon
- Columba livia
- Diamond Dove
- Geopelia cuneata
- Peaceful Dove
- Geopelia striata
- Bar–shouldered Dove
- Geopelia humeralis
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove
- Macropygia amboinensis
- Emerald Dove
- Chalcophaps indica
- Crested Pigeon
- Ocyphaps lophotes
- Squatter Pigeon
- Geophaps scripta
- Pied Imperial–Pigeon
- Ducula bicolour
- Superb Fruit–Dove h.o
- Ptilinopus superbus
- Wompoo Fruit–Dove
- Ptilinopus magnificus
Cacatuidae
- Red–tailed Black–Cockatoo
- Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Galah
- Cacatua roseicapilla
- Sulphur–crested Cockatoo
- Cacatua galerita
Psittacidae
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Trichoglossus haematodus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Trichoglossus chloropidotus
- Little Lorikeet
- Glossopsitta diopthalma
- Double–eyed Fig–Parrot
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma
- Australian King Parrot
- Alisterus scapularis
- Red–winged Parrot
- Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Crimson Rosella
- Platycercus elegans
- Pale-headed Rosella
- Platycercus adscitus
Cuculidae
- Brush Cuckoo
- Cacomantis variolosus
- Little Bronze–Cuckoo
- Chrysococcyx minutillus
- Gould’s Bronze–Cuckoo
- Chrysococcyx russatus
- Common Koel
- Eudynamys scolopacea
- Channel–billed Cuckoo
- Scythrops novaehollandiae H.O
Centropodidae
- Pheasant Coucal
- Centropus phasianinus
Strigidae
- Southern Boobook
- Ninoxs novaeseelandiae
Tytonidae
- Lesser Sooty Owl h.o
- Tyto multipunctata
- Barn Owl
- Tyto alba
- Masked Owl
- Tyto novaehollandiae
Podargidae
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Podargus strigoides
- Papuan Frogmouth
- Podargus papuensis
Apodidae
- White–rumped Swiftlet
- Collocalia spodiopygius
- Fork-tailed Swift
- Apus pacificus
- White-throated Needletail
- Hirundapus caudacutus
Alcedinidae
- Little Kingfisher
- Alcedo pusilla
- Azure Kingfisher
- Alcedo azurea
Halcyonidae
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Dacelo novaeguineae
- Blue–winged Kookaburra
- Dacelo leachii
- Forest Kingfisher
- Todiramphus macleayii
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Todiramphus sanctus
- Collared Kingfisher
- Todiramphus chloris H.O
- Red-backed Kingfisher
- Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
- Buff–breasted Paradise–Kingfisher
- Tanysiptera sylvia
Meropidae
- Rainbow Bee–eater
- Merops ornatus
Coraciidae
- Dollarbird
- Eurystomus orientalis
Pittidae
- Noisy Pitta
- Pitta versicolor
Maluridae
- Lovely Fairy–Wren
- Malurus amabilis
- Red–backed Fairy–Wren
- Malurus melanocephalus
Pardalotidae
- Striated Pardolote
- Pardalotus striatus
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren
- Sericornis citreogularis
- Fernwren
- Oreoscopus gutteralis
- Large-billed Scrubwren
- Sericornis magnirostris
- Atherton Scrubwren
- Sericornis keri
- Brown Gerygone
- Gerygone mouki
- Large-billed Gerygone
- Gerygone magnirostris
- Fairy Gerygone
- Gerygone palpebosa
- Mountain Thornbill
- Acanthiza katherina
Meliphagidae
- Little Friarbird
- Philemon citreogularis
- Noisy Friarbird
- Philemon corniculatus
- Helmeted Friarbird
- Philemon buceroides
- Blue–faced Honeyeater
- Entomyzon cyanotis
- Yellow–throated Miner
- Manorina flavigula
- Noisy Miner
- Manorina melanocephala
- Lewin's Honeyeater
- Meliphaga lewinii
- Yellow–spotted Honeyeater
- Meliphaga notata
- Graceful Honeyeater
- Meliphaga gracilis
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater
- Lichonstomus Chrysops
- Yellow Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus flavus
- Varied Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus versicolor
- Yellow–tinted Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus flavescens
- Fuscuous Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus fuscus
- White–throated Honeyeater
- Melithreptus albogularis
- White–cheeked Honeyeater
- Phylidonyris nigra
- Eastern Spinebill
- Acanthoryhnchus tenuirostris
- Brown–backed Honeyeater
- Ramsayornis modestus
- Macleay's Honeyeater
- Xanthotis macleayana
- Rufous–throated Honeyeater
- Conopophila rufogularis
- Dusky Honeyeater
- Myzomela obscura
- Scarlet Honeyeater
- Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Brown Honeyeater
- Lichmera indistincta
Petroicidae
- Lemon–bellied Flycatcher
- Microeca flavigaster
- Jacky Winter
- Microeca fascinans
- Eastern Yellow Robin
- Eopsaltria australis
- Mangrove Robin h.o
- Eopsaltria pulverulenta
- Pale-yellow Robin
- Tregellasia capito
- Grey-headed Robin
- Heteromyias albispecularis
Pomatostomidae
- Grey–crowned Babbler
- Pomatostomus temporalis
Cinclosomatidae
- Eastern Whipbird
- Psophodes olivaceus
Neosittadae
- Varied Sitella
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Pachycephalidae
- Grey Whistler
- Pachycephala simplex
- Golden Whistler
- Pachycephala pectoralis
- Rufous Whistler
- Pachycephala rufiventris
- Grey Shrike–Thrush
- Colluricincla harmonica
- Little Shrike–Thrush
- Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Bower's Shrike–Thrush
- Collucicincla boweri
Dicruridae
- Yellow–breasted Boatbill
- Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
- Pied Monarch
- Arses kaupi
- Black-faced Monarch
- Monarcha melanopsis
- Spectacled Monarch
- Monarcha trivirgatus
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Myiagra rubecula
- Shining Flycatcher
- Myiagra alecto
- Restless Flycatcher
- Myiagra inquieta
- Willie Wagtail
- Rhipidura leucophrys
- Rufous Fantail
- Rhipidura rufifrons
- Rufous Fantail
- Rhipidura rufifrons
- Grey Fantail
- Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Magpie Lark
- Grallina cyanoleuca
- Spangled Drongo
- Dicrurus bracteatus
Campephagidae
- Black–faced Cuckoo–Shrike
- Coracina novaehollandiae
- White–bellied Cuckoo–Shrike
- Coracina papuensis
- Ground Cuckoo-Shrike
- Coracina maxima
- Barred Cuckoo-Shrike
- Coracina lineata
- Cicadabird
- Coracina tenuirostris
- Varied Triller
- Lalage leucomela
Oriolidae
- Yellow Oriole
- Oriolus flavocinctus
- Figbird
- Sphecotheres viridis
Artamidae
- White–breasted Woodswallow
- Artamus leucorhynchus
- Black–faced Woodswallow
- Artamus cinereus
- Dusky Woodswallow
- Artamus cyanopterus
- Black Butcherbird
- Cracticus quoyi
- Pied Butcherbird
- Cracticus nigrogularis
- Australian Magpie
- Gymnorhina tibicen
- Pied Currawong
- Strepera graculina
Paradisaeidae
- Victoria's Riflebird
- Ptiloris victoriae
Corvidae
- Torresian Crow
- Corvus orru
- Australian Raven
- Corvus coronoides
Corcoracidae
- Apostlebird
- Struthidea cinerea
Ptilonorhynchidae
- Spotted Catbird
- Ailuroedus melanotis
- Tooth-billed Bowerbird
- Scenopoeetes dentirostris
- Golden Bowerbird
- Prionodura newtoniana
- Great Bowerbird
- Chlamydera nuchalis
Motacillidae
- Australian Pipit
- Anthus australis
Passeridae
- House Sparrow
- Passer domesticus
- Double–barred Finch
- Taeniopygia bichenovii
- Zebra Finch
- Taeniopygia guttata
- Masked Finch
- Poephila personata
- Black–throated Finch
- Poephila cincta
- Red–browed Finch
- Neochmia temporalis
- Crimson Finch
- Neochmia phaeton
- Chestnus-breasted Mannikin
- Lonchura castaneothorax
- Nutmeg Mannikin
- Lonchura punctulata
- Pictorella Mannikin
- Heteromunia pectoralis
- Blue-faced Parrot Finch
- Erythrura thichroa
Nectariniidae
- Yellow–bellied Sunbird
- Nectarinia jugularis
Dicaeidae
- Mistletoebird
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Hirundinidae
- Welcome Swallow
- Hirundo neoxena
- Tree Martin
- Hirundo nigricans
- Fairy Martin
- Hirundo ariel
Sylviidae
- Tawny Grassbird
- Megalurus timoriensis
- Rufous Songlark
- Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
- Golden–headed Cisticola
- Cisticola exilis
Sturnidae
- Metallic Starling
- Aplonis metallica
- Common Myna
- Acridotheres tristis
Tawny Frogmouth
Rainbow Bee-eater
Boobook