Trip Reports
Cassowary Tours Cape York/Iron Range Bird List
November 29 to December 5, 2008
Casuariidae
- Emu
- Dromaius novaehollandiae
Megapodiidae
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl
- Megapodius reinwardt
- Australian Brush-Turkey
- Alectura lathami
Phasianidae
- Brown Quail
- Coturnix ypsilophora
Anseranatidae
- Magpie Goose
- Anseranas semipalmata
Anatidae
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Dendrocygna arcuata
- Plumed Whistling-Duck
- Dendrocygna eytoni
- Black Swan
- Cygnus atratus
- Radjah Shelduck
- Tadorna radjah
- Green Pygmy-Goose
- Nettapus pulchellus
- Hardhead
- Aythya australis
- Pacific Black Duck
- Anas superciliosa
- Grey Teal
- Anas gracilis
Podicipedidae
- Australasian Grebe
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Anhingidae
- Darter
- Anhinga melanogaster
Phalacrocoracidae
- Little Black Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Frigatidae
- Great Frigatebird
- Fregata minor
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Fregata ariel
Pelecanidae
- Australian Pelican
- Pelecanus conspicillatus
Ardeidae
- White-necked Heron
- Ardea pacifica
- White-faced Heron
- Egretta novaehollandiae
- Pied Heron
- Ardea picata
- Cattle Egret
- Ardea ibis
- Little Egret
- Egretta garzetta
- Eastern Reef-Egret
- Egretta sacra
- Great Egret
- Ardea alba
- Intermediate Egret
- Ardea intermedia
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Nycticorax caledonicus
- Black Bittern
- Ixobrychus flavicollis
Threskiornithidae
- Glossy Ibis
- Plegadis falcinellus
- Straw-necked Ibis
- Threskiornis spinicollis
- Australian White Ibis
- Threskiornis molucca
- Royal Spoonbill
- Platalea regia
Ciconiidae
- Black-necked Stork
- Ehippioryhnchus asiaticus
Accipitridae
- Black Kite
- Milvus migrans
- Brahminy Kite
- Haliastur indus
- Whistling Kite
- Haliastur sphenurus
- Black-breasted Buzzard
- Hamirostra melanosternon
- Collared Sparrowhawk
- Accipiter cirrhocephalus
- Brown Goshawk
- Accipiter fasciatus
- Eastern Osprey
- Pandion cristatus
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Wedge-tailed Eagle
- Aquila audax
- Spotted Harrier
- Circus assimilis
Falconidae
- Brown Falcon
- Falco berigora
- Nankeen Kestrel
- Falco cenchroides
- Australian Hobby
- Falco longipennis
Gruidae
- Sarus Crane
- Grus antigone
- Brolga
- Grus rubicundrus
Rallidae
- Purple Swamphen
- Porphyrio porphyrio
Otididae
- Australian Bustard
- Ardeotis australis
Scolopacidae
- Whimbrel
- Numenius phaeopus
- Common Greenshank
- Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Sandpiper
- Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey-tailed Tattler
- Heteroscelus brevipes
- Wandering Tattler
- Heteroscelus incanus
- Terek Sandpiper
- Xenus cinereus
- Red-necked Stint
- Calidris ruficollis
Jacanidae
- Comb-crested Jacana
- Irediparra gallinacea
Burhinidae
- Beach Stone-Curlew
- Esacus neglectus
Recurvirostridae
- Black-winged Stilt
- Himantopus himantopus
Charadriidae
- Pacific Golden Plover
- Pluvialis apricaria
- Red-capped Plover
- Charadrius ruficapillus
- Lesser Sand Plover
- Charadrius mongolus
- Greater Sand Plover
- Charadrius leschenaultii
- Masked Lapwing
- Vanellus miles
Glareolidae
- Australian Pratincole
- Stiltia Isabella
Laridae
- Silver Gull
- Larus novaehollandiae
- Whiskered Tern
- Chlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed Tern
- Sterna nilotica
- Crested Tern
- Sterna bergii
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Sterna bengalensis
- Little Tern
- Sterna albifrons
- Bridled Tern
- Sterna anaethetus
Columbidae
- Peaceful Dove
- Geopelia striata
- Bar-shouldered Dove
- Geopelia humeralis
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove
- Macropygia amboinensis
- Emerald Dove
- Chalcophaps indica
- Squatter Pigeon
- Geophaps scripta
- Pied Imperial-Pigeon
- Ducula bicolour
- Superb Fruit-Dove
- Ptilinopus superbus
- Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
- Ptilinopus regina
- Wompoo Fruit-Dove
- Ptilinopus magnificus
Cacatuidae
- Palm Cockatoo
- Probosciger aterrimus
- Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Calyptorhynchus banksii
- Galah
- Cacatua roseicapilla
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Cacatua galerita
Psittacidae
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Trichoglossus haematodus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
- Cyclopsitta diophthalma
- Eclectus Parrot
- Eclectus roratus
- Red-cheeked Parrot
- Geoffroyus geoffroyi
- Red-winged Parrot
- Aprosmictus erythropterus
- Pale-headed Rosella
- Platycercus adscitus
- Golden-shouldered Parrot
- Psephotus chrysopterygius
Cuculidae
- Oriental Cuckoo
- Cuculus saturatus
- Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
- Cacomantis castaneiventris
- Brush Cuckoo
- Cacomantis variolosus
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
- Chrysococcyx basalis
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- Chrysococcyx minutillus
- Common Koel
- Eudynamys scolopacea
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Scythrops novaehollandiae
Centropodidae
- Pheasant Coucal
- Centropus phasianinus
Podargidae
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Podargus strigoides
- Marbled Frogmouth
- Podargus ocellatus
- Papuan Frogmouth
- Podargus papuensis
Caprimulgidae
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Caprimulgus macrurus
- Spotted Nightjar
- Eurostopodus argus
Apodidae
- White-rumped Swiftlet
- Collocalia spodiopygius
- Fork-tailed Swift
- Apus pacificus
Alcedinidae
- Azure Kingfisher
- Alcedo azurea
Halcyonidae
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Dacelo novaeguineae
- Blue-winged Kookaburra
- Dacelo leachii
- Forest Kingfisher
- Todiramphus macleayii
- Collared Kingfisher
- Todiramphus chloris
- Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
- Tanysiptera sylvia
- Yellow-billed Kingfisher
- Syma torotoro
Meropidae
- Rainbow Bee-eater
- Merops ornatus
Coraciidae
- Dollarbird
- Eurystomus orientalis
Pittidae
- Red-bellied Pitta
- Pitta erythrogaster
- Noisy Pitta
- Pitta versicolor
Maluridae
- Lovely Fairy-Wren
- Malurus amabilis
- Red-backed Fairy-Wren
- Malurus melanocephalus
Pardalotidae
- Striated Pardalote
- Pardalotus striatus
- Tropical Scrubwren
- Sericornis beccarii
- Large-billed Gerygone
- Gerygone magnirostris
- Fairy Gerygone
- Gerygone palpebosa
- White-throated Gerygone
- Gerygone olivacea
Meliphagidae
- Little Friarbird
- Philemon citreogularis
- Noisy Friarbird
- Philemon corniculatus
- Silver-crowned Friarbird
- Philemon argenticeps
- Helmeted Friarbird
- Philemon buceroides
- Blue-faced Honeyeater
- Entomyzon cyanotis
- Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
- Meliphaga notata
- Graceful Honeyeater
- Meliphaga gracilis
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus Chrysops
- Yellow Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus flavus
- Varied Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus versicolor
- Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
- Lichenostomus flavescens
- White-throated Honeyeater
- Melithreptus albogularis
- White-streaked Honeyeater
- Trichodere Cockerelli
- Brown-backed Honeyeater
- Ramsayornis modestus
- Bar-breasted Honeyeater
- Ramsayornis fasciatus
- Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
- Xanthotis flaviventer
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater
- Conopophila rufogularis
- Rufous-banded Honeyeater
- Conopophila albogularis
- Green-backed Honeyeater
- Glycichaera fallax
- Dusky Honeyeater
- Myzomela obscura
- Brown Honeyeater
- Lichmera indistincta
Petroicidae
- Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
- Microeca flavigaster
- Jacky Winter
- Microeca fascinans
- Mangrove Robin
- Eopsaltria pulverulenta
- White-faced Robin
- Tregellasia leucops
- White-browed Robin
- Poecilodryas superciliosa
- Northern Scrub-Robin
- Drymodes superciliaris
Pomatostomidae
- Grey-crowned Babbler
- Pomatostomus temporalis
Neosittidae
- Varied Sitella
- Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Pachycephalidae
- Grey Whistler
- Pachycephala simplex
- Rufous Whistler
- Pachycephala rufiventris
- Grey Shrike-Thrush
- Colluricincla harmonica
- Little Shrike-Thrush
- Colluricincla megarhyncha
Dicruridae
- Yellow-breasted Boatbill
- Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
- Frill-necked Monarch
- Arses lorealis
- White-eared Monarch
- Monarcha leucotis
- Black-winged Monarch
- Monarcha frater
- Spectacled Monarch
- Monarcha trivirgatus
- Broad-billed Flycatcher
- Myiagra ruficollis
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Myiagra rubecula
- Shining Flycatcher
- Myiagra alecto
- Willie Wagtail
- Rhipidura leucophrys
- Magpie Lark
- Grallina cyanoleuca
- Spangled Drongo
- Dicrurus bracteatus
Campephagidae
- Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike
- Coracina novaehollandiae
- White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike
- Coracina papuensis
- Varied Triller
- Lalage leucomela
Oriolidae
- Olive-backed Oriole
- Oriolus sagittatus
- Yellow Oriole
- Oriolus flavocinctus
- Figbird
- Sphecotheres viridis
Artamidae
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- Artamus leucorhynchus
- Black-faced Woodswallow
- Artamus cinereus
- Black Butcherbird
- Cracticus quoyi
- Black-backed Butcherbird
- Cracticus mentalis
- Pied Butcherbird
- Cracticus nigrogularis
- Australian Magpie
- Gymnorhina tibicen
- Pied Currawong
- Strepera graculina
Paradisaeidae
- Magnificent Riflebird
- Ptiloris magnificus
- Trumpet Manucode
- Manucodia keraudrenii
Corvidae
- Torresian Crow
- Corvus orru
Corcoracidae
- Apostlebird
- Struthidea cinerea
Ptilonorhynchidae
- Spotted Catbird
- Ailuroedus melanotis
- Fawn-breasted Bowerbird
- Chlamydera cerviniventris
- Great Bowerbird
- Chlamydera nuchalis
Alaudidae
- Horsfield's Bushlark
- Mirafra javanica
Passeridae
- House Sparrow
- Passer domesticus
- Double-barred Finch
- Taeniopygia bichenovii
- Masked Finch
- Poephila personata
- Black-throated Finch
- Poephila cincta
- Red-browed Finch
- Neochmia temporalis
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
- Lonchura castaneothorax
Nectariniidae
- Olive-backed Sunbird
- Nectarinia jugularis
Dicaeidae
- Mistletoebird
- Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Sylviidae
- Golden-headed Cisticola
- Cisticola exilis
Zosteropidae
- Silvereye
- Zosterops lateralis
Sturnidae
- Metallic Starling
- Aplonis metallica
- Common Myna
- Acridotheres tristis
Spotted Cuscus
Palm Cockatoo
Marshall’s Fig Parrot