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
Buff-sided Robin
Spinifexbird
Great Crested Grebe
Rainbow Lorikeet
Crimson Finch