Trip Reports and Lists

Kalkadoon Grasswren Trip List
August 9 to 18, 2009

Casuariidae
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Megapodiidae
Australian Brush-Turkey
Alectura lathami
Anseranatidae
Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
Anatidae
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Radjah Shelduck
Tadorna radjah
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Hardhead
Aythya australis
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
Podicipedidae
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Anhingidae
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Ardeidae
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Striated Heron
Butorides striatus
Black Bittern
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Threskiornithidae
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes
Ciconiidae
Black-necked Stork
Ehippioryhnchus asiaticus
Accipitridae
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
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
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
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
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Black-tailed Native-hen
Gallinula ventralis
Otididae
Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis
Turnicidae
Little Button-Quail
Turnix velox
Scolopacidae
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Jacanidae
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Haematopodidae
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Charadriidae
Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanops
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Glareolidae
Australian Pratincole
Stiltia Isabella
Laridae
Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Columbidae
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
Squatter Pigeon
Geophaps scripta
Spinifex Pigeon
Geophaps plumifera
Cacatuidae
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
Psittacidae
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
Varied Lorikeet
Psitteuteles versicolor
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Pale-headed Rosella
Platycercus adscitus
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius barnardi
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulates
Cuculidae
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Strigidae
Barking Owl
Ninox connivens
Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae
Podargidae
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
Alcedinidae
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
Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
Meropidae
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Climacteridae
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus
Black-tailed Treecreeper
Climacteris melanura
Maluridae
Variegated Fairy-wren
Malurus lamberti
Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
Malurus coronatus
White-winged Fairy-wren
Malurus leucopterus
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
Stipiturus ruficeps
Carpentarian Grasswren
Amytornis dorotheae
Kalkadoon Grasswren
Amytornis ballarae
Pardalotidae
Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatus
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster
Fairy Gerygone
Gerygone palpebrosa
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Meliphagidae
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
White-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus unicolor
Yellow Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavus
Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus plumulus
Grey-headed Honeyeater
Lichenostomus keartlandi
White-plumed Honeyeater
Lichenostomus penicillatus
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Conopophila rufogularis
Black Honeyeater
Certhionyx niger
Painted Honeyeater
Grantiella picta
Red-headed Honeyeater
Myzomela erythrocephala
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor
Petroicidae
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata
Buff-sided Robin
Poecilodryas cerviniventris
Grey-headed Robin
Heteromyias albispecularis
Pomatostomidae
Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis
Neosittidae
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Pachycephalidae
Crested Bellbird
Oreoica gutteralis
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
White-breasted Whistler
Pachycephala lanioides
Grey Shrike-Thrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Sandstone Shrike-Thrush
Colluricincla woodwardi
Dicruridae
Paperbark Flycatcher
Myiagra nana
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
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
White-winged Triller
Lalage sueurii
Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela
Oriolidae
Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus
Figbird
Sphecotheres viridis
Artamidae
White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorhynchus
White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus
Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus
Little Woodswallow
Artamus minor
Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Corvidae
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Corcoracidae
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea
Ptilonorhynchidae
Spotted Catbird
Ailuroedus melanotis
Spotted Bowerbird
Chlamydera maculata
Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis
Alaudidae
Horsfield's Bushlark
Mirafra javanica
Motacillidae
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis
Passeridae
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
Masked Finch
Poephila personata
Long-tailed Finch
Poephila acuticauda
Black-throated Finch
Poephila cincta
Plum-headed Finch
Neochmia modesta
Crimson Finch
Neochmia phaeton
Painted Finch
Emblema pictum
Pictorella Mannikin
Heteromunia pectoralis
Dicaeidae
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Hirundinidae
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Fairy Martin
Hirundo ariel
Sylviidae
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis
Spinifexbird
Eremiornis carteri
Little Grassbird
Megalurus gramineus
Rufous Songlark
Cinclorhamphus mathewsi
Brown Songlark
Cinclorhamphus cruralis
Zosteropidae
Yellow White-eye
Zosterops luteus
Sturnidae
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis