Checklist of species seen on the second 2004 Strzelecki Tour

20 August to 7 September 2004



See list below the table for species seen on the first 2004 trip (29 July - 16 Aug) that were not seen on the second trip (20 Aug to 7 Sept 04) and vice versa.


H=Heard
S=Seen
Y=Young
Numerals are given for notable species or where a species is in significant numers; larger numbers are approximate.

 

20 August - 7 Sept 2004
Species

20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
50
S
S
Stubble Quail
Coturnix pectoralis
10
10
S
S
S
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata
S

Black Swan
Cygnus atratus

S
40
50
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
100
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australasian Shoveler
Anas rhynchotis
S
S
S
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
S
S
40
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
100+
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
S
S
S
S
30
Hardhead
Aythya australis
S
50
S
S
S
S
S
30
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus

S
S
S
S
S
S
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
4
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
S
S
S
S
Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleuco
s
S
S
S
S
S
S
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
?
30
40
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
S
40
S
S
S
S
20
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
S
S
20
8
20
20
2
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
S
S
S
S
50+
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
S
S
S
S
S
Great Egret
Ardea alba
S
S
S
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
S
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
S
S
S

Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis

S
S
S
200
Royal Spoonbill
Platelea regia
S
S
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
latelea flavipes
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptus
1
Black-breasted Buzzard
Hamirostra melanosternon

1
1
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
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
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
S
S
?
S
S
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
S
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus
?
S
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrhocephalus
S
S
S
S
S
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
S
S
S
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis
1
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Black Falcon
Falco subniger
S
S
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Brolga
Grus rubicunda
6
3
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
S
Australian Spotted Crake
Porzana fluminea
S
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
S
S
S
S
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
S
S
S
S
Black-tailed Native-hen
Gallinula ventralis
S
S
30
S
50
S
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
S
S
S
S
S
S
Australian Bustard
Ardeotis australis
4
14
7
3
Little Button-quail
Turnix velox
1
2
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus
1
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
S
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
S
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
S
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
1
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
S
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
S
S
S
S
S
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
S
80
Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus
15
Inland Dotterel
Charadrius australis
1+ 3Y
4
3
Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanops
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
S
S
S
S
S
S
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
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
Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
S
100
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus
S
S
Rock Dove
Columba livia
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
S
S
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
20
S
S
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
S
H
Red-Tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
H
8
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris
S
S
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Cacatua leadbeateri
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
S
S
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna
S
Little Lorikeet
Glossopsitta pusilla
S
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
S
S
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus
S
S
S
Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii
6
Regent Parrot
Polytelis anthopeplus
20
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans
S
Yellow Rosella
Platycercus flaveolus (Clements)
S
S
S
Adelaide Rosella
Platycercus adelaide (Clements)
S
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius
S
S
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Blue Bonnet
yellow-vented form
Northiella haematogaster
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S

Blue Bonnet
red-vented form
Northiella haematogaster

S
S
S
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Mulga Parrot
Psephotus varius
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus
30
60
30
300
200
10
20
50
Bourke's Parrot
Neopsephotus bourkii
7
20
Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma
1
Elegant Parrot
Neophema elegans
15
10
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
S
S
S
H
H
H
S
H
S
H
Barking Owl
Ninox connivens
1
H
Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae
H
H
H
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
1
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus
H
1

Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia

H
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
S
S
S
S
S
S
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
S
     continued Passerine checklist: Strzelecki Track Outback Tour: 20 August - 7 Sept 2004

 

 

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Species listed below were seen on the first Strzelecki trip (29 July to 16 Aug 04) but not seen on the second trip (20 Aug to 7 Sept 04)

Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa

Chestnut Teal Anas castanea

Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis

Speckled Warbler Chthonicola sagittata

Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata

Gilbert's Whistler Pachycephala inornata

Skylark Alauda arvensis



Species listed below were seen on the second Strzelecki trip
(20 Aug to 7 Sept 04) but not seen on the first trip (29 July to 16 Aug 04)

Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus

Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus

Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla

Little Button-quail Turnix velox

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis

Barking Owl Ninox connivens

Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae

Barn Owl Tyto alba

Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops

Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis

White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus

Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis

Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus

Little Woodswallow Artamus minor

Singing Bushlark Mirafra javanica

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis