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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