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Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours wildlife checklist for APRIL 2009.


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

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21% Saltwater Crocodile     s   s         s        
71% Green Tree Snake   s s s s     s s s s s   s
21% Ulysses Butterfly           s     s       sA  
14% Cairns Birdwing Butterfly           sA s              
7% Australasian Darter                         s  
21% Little Pied Cormorant                       s s sA
7% Great Cormorant                     s      
21% Magpie Goose   s s                   sh  
7% Pacific Black Duck                   s        
64% Great-billed Heron s s       s sh sh s s   sh s  
7% White-necked Heron                 s         s
14% White-faced Heron                         s  
93% Cattle Egret s   s s s s s s s s s s s s
7% Little Egret                         s  
43% Striated Heron s       s     s   s s     s
14% Black Bittern       s           s        
7% Straw-necked Ibis                     s      
7% Black-necked Stork       s                    
100% Masked Lapwing sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
7% Black-fronted Dotterel               sh            
14% Eastern Osprey             s       s      
 

Days

 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 24th 25th 26th 28th 30th
78% Whistling Kite sA s   s   sh s sh h s sh sh sh s
28% Brahminy Kite s         s   s     s      
36% White-bellied Sea-Eagle         sB         s   s s s
7% Peregrine Falcon s                          
  Wompoo Fruit-Dove                         h h
7% Pied Imperial Pigeon       s                    
71% Bar-shouldered Dove sh sh h   sB   hB s sh sh hBsA sh sh sA
21% Emerald Dove             s   sB         s
43% Sulphur-crested Cockatoo sh     h   sh sh sh sh   h   sh  
50% Rainbow Lorikeet sh h sh h   h   sh h sh sh sh sh  
71% Double-eyed Fig-Parrot   sh sh   sh sh sh h sh sh sh h sh sh
7% Brush Cuckoo           s                
28% Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo   s   h   s s       sh h hA h
43% Channel-billed Cuckoo sh       s s s h   s       s
 

Days

 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 24th 25th 26th 28th 30th
28% Papuan Frogmouth   s s       s             s
100% Australian Swiftlet s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
100% Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
7% Little Kingfisher     sh                      
14% Laughing Kookaburra   hB     h   sh h h       h sA
7% Blue-winged Kookaburra             h   sA         h
86% Forest Kingfisher sh sh s sh sh sh h sh sh sh h s sh sh
93% Sacred kingfisher   s s s s s s s s s s s s s
57% Rainbow Bee-eater   sh sh sh sh   sh s   sh h sh    
  Days 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 24th 25th 26th 28th 30th
36% Dollarbird   s       sh   sh   s s      
78% Large-billed Gerygone h sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh
71% Helmeted Friarbird   sh   sh sh sh sh   sh sh sh   sh sh
28% Macleay's Honeyeater   h h   h sh h h h sh s h sh h
38% Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h h h h h sh sh h sh h h sh sh
43% Graceful Honeyeater h h h sh sh sh sh sh h sh h h h h
28% Dusky Honeyeater             s sh hA   hB s s  
43% Little Shrike-thrush sh h h h sh sh h h sh sh sh h h h
21% Golden Whistler               s     s s    
36% Grey Whistler sh sh     sh h sh h h h sh     h
7% Grey Fantail       h sh h   h     h      
  Days 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 24th 25th 26th 28th 30th
  Rufous Fantail h   h h           h       h
7% Broad-billed Flycatcher               s            
50% Leaden Flycatcher hA       s sh s sh h   s sh sh h
7% Satin Flycatcher               s            
93% Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh hB sh sh sh
14% Spectacled Monarch     h   h sh sh h   h h h h h
71% Spangled Drongo hB sh   hB s h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
78% Yellow Oriole sh sh h h h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
57% Australasian Figbird       sh sh sh   sh sh sh h h sh sh
7% Cicadabird           h   h   s        
50% Varied Triller   s sh   h h sh sh   sh sh h h sh
78% White-breasted Woodswallow sh sh sh sh   s sh sh sh sh shB     sh
  Days 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 24th 25th 26th 28th 30th
64% Black Butcherbird h hsA   shA sh sh sBh h sh sh h sh sh h
14% Torresian Crow   hA         sA h sh   h   h h
100% Welcome Swallow s sh s s s s sh sh sh sh s sh sh s
57% Tree Martin s   s     s s s s s       s
78% Olive-backed Sunbird sh sh h h sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
43% Mistletoebird h h h h sh h sh sh sh sh sh h h h
36% Silvereye sh sh h sh sh h sh h h h        
78% Metallic_Starling.............................. sh   sA   sh sh s s   shB sh sh sh shB
  Days 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 24th 25th 26th 28th 30th

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