Azure Kingfisher by $hige
Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours wildlife checklist for August 2009.


s =sighting G = glimpse h =heard B =just before departure & A =just after tour finishes.

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48%       G     s   s s s Saltwater Crocodile s G           s s s   G
70% s s s s s s s s s s s Green Tree Snake   s   s s   s       s  
9%                       Eastern Water Dragon s                     s
13%   sB     sB sB           Northern Mastiff Bat                        
9%     h             h sB Orange-footed Scrubfowl s     h h         h    
9%   s       sh           Australian Brush-turkey                        
4%                       Australian Pelican   s                    
100% s s s s s s s s s s s Australasian Darter s s s s s s s s s s s s
100% s s s s s s s s s s s Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s s s s s s s
13%                   s s Little Black Cormorant                 s      
9%               s       Australasian Grebe s                      
17%     s                 Magpie Goose s     s s              
22%                       Pacific Black Duck       s s   s s s      
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48%     s         s s   s Great-billed Heron   s   s s   s s s   s  
74% s   s s   s   s s s s White-faced Heron s s s   s s s s s s    
100% s s s s s s s s s s s Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s s s
83% s     s s s s sA s     Great Egret s s s s s s s s s s s  
61% s s s     s s   s     Little Egret s s   s   s s s s   s  
9%           s           Intermediate Egret           s            
56% s s   s s   s s s     Striated Heron       s   s s s s   s  
30% s s   s   s           Nankeen Night Heron   s                 s s
4%                       Black Bittern                 s      
61%       s     s s s s s Australian White Ibis s s   s s s s s s      
35%     s                 Straw-necked Ibis         s s s s s s s  
13%   s                   Royal Spoonbill   s                 s  
9%       s               Black-necked Stork             s          
13%             sh       s Common Sandpiper           s            
13%                       Latham's Snipe   s             s     s
9%                       Comb-crested Jacana       sh   s            
4%                   s   Bush Stone-curlew                        
91% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Masked Lapwing sh sh s s sh sh h sh h shB sh sh
26%                       Black-fronted Dotterel s     s sh sh sh     sh    
26% s   s       s s       Pacific Baza     s   G         h    
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13%                       Black Kite     s     sA         s  
74% sh s s s h   s s s     Whistling Kite s s sh sh sh h s s s s h s
4%                       Brahminy Kite         sA              
13%                       White-bellied Sea-Eagle     s             s s  
13% s             s       Brown Goshawk                 s      
22%   s   s     s       s Collared Sparrowhawk     G                  
4%                     s Peregrine Falcon                        
4% s                     Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove                        
9%   h   h h h h h   h   Wompoo Fruit-Dove h       h     sh h sh h hA
17%       sA           s   Pied Imperial Pigeon     G                 s
17%   s s s         s     Topknot Pigeon                        
              h     h   Brown Cuckoo-Dove       h           h   h
70% h h sh sh sh sh sh   s sh sh Bar-shouldered Dove h h   sh s   sh sh sh sh sh s
50%     h sh sh   h   h   sh Sulphur-crested Cockatoo s h h sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
  h h             h     Scaly-breasted Lorikeet   h h       h         h
56% sh sh h h sh       h sh   Double-eyed Fig-Parrot sh h sh sh sh sh Gh   Gh sh sh h
13%   G     sh       h     Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo       s                
13%                       Channel-billed Cuckoo       sh     s       shB  
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4%                       Barking Owl             shB          
100% s s s s s s s s s s s Papuan Frogmouth s s s s s s s s s s s s
74% s s   s s   s   s s   Australian Swiftlet s s s s s s s s   s s  
95% sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh shB GhB sh sh sh sh sh sh Gh sh
35% h   sh     sh   sh sh   sh Little Kingfisher h       sh sh   sh h      
9%       hB hBsA sh hB       h Laughing Kookaburra       h                
  h                     Blue-winged Kookaburra                       h
65%   s s s   sA     h sh   Forest Kingfisher sh s s s sh h sh sh s sh sh h
91% s   s   s s s s s s s Sacred Kingfisher s s s s s s s s s s s sh
4%         sh             Rainbow Bee-eater           h   h        
                h       Lovely Fairy-wren   h     h         h    
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4% sh h     h             Fairy Gerygone     h h               h
65% sh sh sh h sh h sh h sh sh h Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh sh sh h h h sh sh sh h
83% h sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh h sh Helmeted Friarbird h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
22% h sh h h     h   h sh h Macleay's Honeyeater h h sh sh h h h h   h sh  
26% sh sh h   h h h h h h h Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h sh sh h   sh h h h h sh
35% h sh h h h sh sh h sh h h Graceful Honeyeater h h h sh h h sh h h sh sh h
74% h h sh h h sh h sh sh sh h Brown-backed Honeyeater sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Gh sh sh sh
35% h sh   hB sh sh sh   h   h Dusky Honeyeater     sh sh   s       sh h  
56% sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh h h Little Shrike-thrush h sh sh sh sh h sh h h h h  
9% sh h h       h h       Grey Whistler h       h h   h h   sh  
  h h h h h h h h h h   Grey Fantail   h     h   h       h  
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9% h h h   h     h       Rufous Fantail h h h h sh h         sh  
18% s sh     h           h Leaden Flycatcher     h s   hA       s   hA
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
22% h h h h h sh h h h h h Spectacled Monarch h   sh h sh   sh   h h sh h
  h     h h             White-eared Monarch                        
4%           sA           Magpie Lark                        
70% sh   sh   hsA h   sh h sh s Spangled Drongo sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh
91% sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh
95% sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Australasian Figbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
4%                   s   Victoria's Riflebird                        
4%                 h h   Spotted Catbird h   h h   sh     h h   h
56% s s s s s sA s         Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike   sh s s     s     s   sh
                h       Barred Cuckoo-shrike                        
9%                       Cicadabird     sh               G  
39% sh h sh h h sh h h h sh h Varied Triller sh h h sh     sh h     sh sh
26% sh     hA               White-breasted Woodswallow             s   sh s s s
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35% h sh sh h h h h sh h h sh Black Butcherbird h h sh h sh   h h h sh sh sBh
      hB                 Torresian Crow                        
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Welcome Swallow sh sh s sh sh sh sh sh s sh sh sh
39% s s s     sA           Tree Martin       s     s s s   s  
9%         sh h Gh h   h   Australian Reed-Warbler               h        
65% sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h Olive-backed Sunbird sh h h h h sh sh h h sh sh sh
30% sh h sh h h h h h sh sh h Mistletoebird h h h h h h sh h sh sh h h
4% s       h   h     h   Silvereye         h h h       h  
30%   sh             sh sh h Metallic Starling h   h s sh h h   sh sh h  
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