Untitled Document

Top End Birding Tour

Darwin, Fogg Dam, Kakadu NP, Pine Creek, Katherine, Victoria River, Timber Creek, Kununurra, Darwin

6 — 21 July 2008

checklist of species recorded

larger numbers are approximate
S=seen, H=heard, B=breeding, PR=pair, RK=road kill

Philip Maher, Patricia Maher, Carmelita Sarao, Pamela Rae, John Brooke and Hilary Brooke

Species

6 Jul

7 Jul

8 Jul

9
Jul

10 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

13 Jul

14 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

17 Jul

18 Jul

19 Jul

20 Jul

21 Jul

Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt

S

S

S

S

S

Brown Quail
Coturnix ypsilophora

S

Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata

H

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni

S

S

S

100s

Wandering Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata

5000

S

S

S

S

S

Radjah Shelduck
Tadorna radjah

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Green Pygmy-goose
Nettapus pulchellus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa

S

S

S

S

S

Grey Teal
Anas gracilis

S

S

Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Hardhead
Aythya australis

S

S

Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

S

S

S

S

S

S

Darter
Anhinga melanogaster

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius

S

S

Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo

Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus

S

S

S

S

S

White-faced Heron,
Egretta novaehollandiae

S

S

S

S

Little Egret
Egretta garzetta

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Eastern Reef Egret
Egretta sacra

S

Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana

H

1

White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Pied Heron
Ardea picata

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Great Egret
Ardea alba

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis

S

S

S

S

S

S

Striated Heron,
Butorides striatus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus

H

H

Black Bittern
Ixobrychus flavicollis

S

S

S

Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus

S

S

S

S

Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Royal Spoonbill
Platelea regia

S

S

S

S

Black-necked Stork (Jabiru) Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

S

SB

S

RK

S

S

S

S

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

S

S

Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata

S

Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris

S

S

S

Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura

S

S

Black-breasted Buzzard
Hamirostra melanosternon

S

S

Black Kite
Milvus migrans

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus

S

S

White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster

S

S

S

S

S

Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis

S

S

S

Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans

S

S

S

S

Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Grey Goshawk
Accipiter novaehollandiae

building nest

Red Goshawk
Erythrotriorchis radiatus

1

PR

Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrhocephalus

S

S

S

S

S

Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax

S

RK

S

S

S

S

Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides

S

S

Brown Falcon
Falco berigora

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis

S

S

S

Black Falcon
Falco subniger

S

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus

S

S

Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Brolga
Grus rubicunda

S

S

S

S

S

Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis

S

Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla

S

S

Australian Spotted Crake
Porzana fluminea

Spotless Crake
Porzana tabuensis

S

S

White-browed Crake
Porzana cinerea

S

S

S

S

Chestnut Rail
Eulabeornis castaneoventris

S

Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio

S

S

Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra

S

Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis

5

2

Red-chested Button-quail
Turnix pyrrhothorax

S

Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola

Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica

Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus

S

S

S

Eastern Curlew
Numenius stagnatilis

S

S

Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis

S

Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia

S

Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos

S

Grey-tailed Tattler
Heteroscelus brevipes

S

S

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres

S

Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris

S

S

Sanderling
Calidris alba

S

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata

S

Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis

S

S

S

Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea

S

Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea

S

S

SB

S

S

Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius

S

S

S

H

H

H

S

Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus

S

S

S

S

Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus

S

S

Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus

Greater Sand Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii

S

Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanops

S

S

S

S

S

Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus

S

S

Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae

S

S

S

Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica

S

Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia

S

S

S

S

Lesser Crested Tern
Sterna bengalensis

S

S

Crested Tern
Sterna bergii

S

S

Little Terns
Sterna albifron

S

Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

White-winged Black Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus

Common Tern
Sterna hirundo

Rock Dove
Columba livia

Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera

Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Spinifex Pigeon
Geophaps plumifera

S

S

S

Partridge Pigeon
Geophaps smithii (red eyed form)
Geophaps smithii blaauw(yellow eyed form)

S

S

S

White-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Petrophassa albipennis

S

S

Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis

S

S

Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis

S

S

S

S

S

S

H

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Banded Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus cinctus

S

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina

S

H

S

S

Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula bicolor

S

S

S

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus

S

S

S

S

S

S

Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Varied Lorikeet
Psitteuteles versicolor

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Northern Rosella
Platycercus venustus

S

S

S

Hooded Parrot
Psephotus dissimilis

2

20

S

Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus

S

S

Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus

Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus

S

S

S

Black-eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis

Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus

S

S

Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae

S

Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus

S

S

S

Rufous Owl
Ninox rufa

S

S

Barking Owl
Ninox connivens

S

S

H

H

H

H

Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae

H

Barn Owl
Tyto alba

Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides

S

S

Spotted Nightjar
Eurostopodus argus

S

Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus

S

Large-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus

S

S

Azure Kingfisher
Alcedo azurea

S

S

S

Little Kingfisher
Alcedo pusilla

S

Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii

H

H

RK

S

S

H

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii

S

S

S

Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris

S

Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Rainbow Pitta
Pitta iris

S

S

Black-tailed Treecreeper
Climacteris melanura

S

S

S

H

S

S

H

Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
Malurus coronatus

S

S

Variegated Fairy-wren
Malurus lamberti dulcis
Malurus lamberti rogersi
Malurus lamberti (3rd race Timber Cr)

S

S
S

Red-backed Fairy-wren
Malurus melanocephalus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Black Grasswren
Amytornis housei

3

same 2,
4 July

White-throated Grasswren
Amytornis woodwardi

2

Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatus

S

H

Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus

H

S

H

S

H

H

H

SB

H

H

S

S

S

Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

H

H

Mangrove Gerygone
Gerygone levigaster

S

S

Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris

S

S

Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone chloronotus

S

H

S

H

S

S

S

H

White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea

S

Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides

S

S

S

S

Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

White-lined Honeyeater
Meliphaga albilineata

S

H

split from white-lined

Kimberley Honeyeater
Meliphaga fordiana

S

Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens

S

S

S

S

White-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus unicolor

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus plumulus

S

S

Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavescens

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis laetier

S+H

H

S

S

S

White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

H

S

S

S

S

S

Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Ramsayornis fasciatus

S

S

S

S

S

Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Conopophila albogularis

S

S

S

S

S

S

Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Conopophila rufogularis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Banded Honeyeater
Certhionyx pectoralis

S

S

S

S

S

S

Dusky Honeyeater
Myzomela obscura

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Red-headed Honeyeater
Myzomela erythrocephala

S

S

S

S

Yellow Chat
Ephthianura crocea

10+
B

Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans

S

S

S

S

S

S

Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
Microeca flavigaster

S

S

S

S

S

S

IP

S

S

S

Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii

1

Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata

S

Mangrove Robin
Eopsaltria pulverulenta

S

split from white-browed

Buff-sided Robin
Poecilodryas cerviniventris

S

H

S

S

Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera

H

S

S

S

Crested Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus

S

Mangrove Golden Whistler
Pachycephala melanura

S

S

Grey Whistler
Pachycephala simplex

S

S

S

S

Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

White-breasted Whistler
Pachycephala lanioides

S

Little Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha

S

S

Sandstone Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla woodwardi

S

S

S

S

H

Grey Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla harmonica

S

S

S

S

S

Broad-billed Flycatcher
Myiagra ruficollis

S

S

S

S

S

Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

H

Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

split from
restless

Paperbark Flycatcher
Myiagra nana

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

split from
rufous

Arafura Fantail
Rhipidura dryas

S

S

S

Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa

Mangrove Grey Fantail
Rhipidura phasiana

S

S

Northern Fantail
Rhipidura rufiventris

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus

S

S

S

S

S

S

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina papuensis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

H

S

S

H

S

White-winged Triller
Lalage sueurii

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Yellow Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus

S

S

S

H

S

S

H

Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus

S

S

S

H

S

S

H

S

S

S

S

Figbird
Sphecotheres viridis

S

S

S

S

S

White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus

100s

S

S

White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus

S

S

S

Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Little Woodswallow
Artamus minor

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Black Butcherbird
Cracticus quoyi

S

Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus

S

S

S

S

Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen

S

Little Crow
Corvus bennetti

Torresian Crow
Corvus orru

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea

S

S

Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica

S

S

S

S

Australasian Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae

S

S

S

Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata

S

S

S

Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Long-tailed Finch
Poephila acuticauda

S

S

S

S

S

S

Masked Finch
Poephila personata

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Crimson Finch
Neochmia phaeton

S

S

S+H

S

S

S

S

S

S

Star Finch
Neochmia ruficauda

S

S

S

Yellow-rumped Mannikin
Lonchura flaviprymna

3

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax

S

S

S

Pictorella Mannikin
Heteromunia pectoralis

400

S

Gouldian Finch
Erythrura gouldiae

30

300

50

150

6

Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum

H

H

H

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

H

S

S

S

S

Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena

Tree Martin
Hirundo nigricans

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Fairy Martin
Hirundo ariel

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Clamorous Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus

H

H

S

S

S

S

Tawny Grassbird

S

Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi

S

S

S

S

Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis

S

S

S

S

Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis

S

Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Yellow White-eye
Zosterops luteus

S

S

S

S

MAMMALS

Northern Quoll
Dasyurus hallucatus

Agile Wallaby
Macropus agilis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Antilopine Wallaroo
Macropus antilopinus

Euro (Common Walleroo)
Macropus robustus

Black Wallaroo
Macropus bernardus

S

S

S

Northern Nailtail Wallaby Onychogalea unguifera

Short-eared Rock Wallaby
Petrogale assimilis

15

Little Red Flying-fox
Pteropus scapulatus

S

S

S

Dingo
Canis lupis dingo

S

S

S

S

Feral Donkey
Equus asinus

Feral Pig
Sus scrofa

S

S

Swamp Buffalo

REPTILES

Estuarine Crocodile

S

S

Freshwater Crocodile

S

S

S

Gould's Goanna

Northern Goanna

S

Merton's Water Monitor

House Gecko

Two-lined Dragon
Diporiphora bilineata

Water Python

S

Golden Tree Snake

S