Azure Kingfisher by $hige
Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours wildlife checklist for August 2008.


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

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90% s s s s   s s s s Saltwater Crocodile s   s s s s s s s s s s
62% s s s s s         Green Tree Snake       s s   s s s s s s
5%                   Eastern Water Dragon                 s      
5%                   Amethystine Python     s                  
5%                   Spectacled Flying-fox                 sB      
38% h       sh sh h h sBh Orange-footed Scrubfowl   h s   h sh h sh s sh    
43% s s   s   s s   sA Australian Brush-turkey   s s     s            
5%                   Australian Pelican s                      
95% s s s s s s s s s Australasian Darter s s s s   s s s s s s s
100% s s s s s s s s s Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s s s s s s s
5%             s     Little Black Cormorant                        
14%     s   s s       Australasian Grebe                        
24%                 s Pacific Black Duck s   s     s     s      
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29% s   s         s   Great-billed Heron           s s   s      
67% 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 Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s s s
81% s s s s s s     s Great Egret s sA s s s sh s s   hB s s
29%     s s s s s     Little Egret           s            
29%         s s s s   Striated Heron           s   s        
52% s     s   s s s   Nankeen Night Heron s   s   s         s s s
57% s s   s     s s   Australian White Ibis s s     s s s s s      
38%   s s   s       s Straw-necked Ibis     s       s sB s      
38%     s s s         Royal Spoonbill s s       s s s        
5%                   Black-necked Stork             s          
5%         s         Common Sandpiper                        
5% s                 Comb-crested Jacana                        
62% h h   sh sh   sh sh sh Masked Lapwing sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh sh   sh h
14%                 s Black-fronted Dotterel             s     s    
19%                   Pacific Baza   sh   sh         sh     sh
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43%   sA s       sA     Black Kite sA       sA     s s   s s
81% sh hsA s sh h h sh   sh Whistling Kite sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
19%                   Brahminy Kite   s       sh sA       s  
14%   s               White-bellied Sea-Eagle             s s        
5%                   Wedge-tailed Eagle                 s      
5% s                 Brown Goshawk                        
5%               s   Swamp Harrier                        
9%           s       Peregrine Falcon               s        
5%       h     h h   Superb Fruit-Dove     sh                  
29%     h h h   h h   Wompoo Fruit-Dove     sh h sh sh sh   sh h   sh
5%   s               Brown Cuckoo-Dove h     h   h         h h
52% h h h sh sh h h h s Bar-shouldered Dove   s s s   sh sh h   hsA sh sh
38% h h h   h   sh h   Sulphur-crested Cockatoo h sh sh sh h sh   h   sh sh sh
76% h h sh h sh   sh sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh sh sh sh
52%   sh h sh   h h     Double-eyed Fig-Parrot sh sh sh sh h sh sh h sh sh   shA
14%             s     Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo           s   s        
33% s                 Channel-billed Cuckoo h   sh       s s s s sA  
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90% s s s s s s s s s Papuan Frogmouth s s s   s s s s s s s  
76% s   s   s   s s   White-rumped Swiftlet   s   s s s s s s s s s
90% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh
29%   sh         sh h sh Little Kingfisher       h sh     sh       sh
29% sh hB h hB   sA hB s sh Laughing Kookaburra hB     sB hB hB hB   shB h    
                    Blue-winged Kookaburra   hB                    
86% s s   sh sh   sh s sh Forest Kingfisher s sh sh h sA s sA s sh sh sh sh
100% s s s s s s s s s Sacred Kingfisher s s s s s s s s s s s s
5%             sh     Rainbow Bee-eater                        
                    Lovely Fairy-wren h h       h            
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62% h h h sh sh sh sh h h Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh h sh sh h h sh sh sh sh
71% h h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Helmeted Friarbird sh sh   sh sh h h sh sh sh sh  
9% h h h sh h   h h h Macleay's Honeyeater h h h h h h h h sh h   h
  h h h h h   h h h Lewin's Honeyeater                        
38% sh h h sh sh h h h sh Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h sh sh h h h sh h sh h h
24% sh h h sh h h h sh   Graceful Honeyeater h sh h h sh h h h h h h h
81%     hA h h sh sh sh sh Brown-backed Honeyeater sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
38% sh     s sh h s   h Dusky Honeyeater   h h sh hB s   sh       sh
67% sh sh sh h sh h sh s   Little Shrike-thrush sh sh sh   sh sh h sh sh sh    
19%   h h   h   sh h h Grey Whistler sh h sh   h sh h h h      
  h   h       h h h Grey Fantail   h h h h h h h        
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24%     h           sh Rufous Fantail   sh   sh   sh h sh h     h
24% sh       sh     s h Leaden Flycatcher s hA     hA hA   hA hA hA hA sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
48% h h h h h h sh sh sh Spectacled Monarch sh sh h   sh sh h h sh sh sh h
5%                   Pied Monarch sh             h     hA  
    h         h h   White-eared Monarch h h                    
                    Magpie Lark               h h      
67% h   sh s sh   sh h sh Spangled Drongo s s s s sh h sh   sh s s  
86% h h h sh sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
71% h     sh sh sh sh h sh Australasian Figbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh  
43% s     s sh s     s Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike             s s s s    
5%                   Barred Cuckoo-shrike     s h                
5% s                 White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike                        
5% h                 Cicadabird               s        
43% h   sh s sh   h h sh Varied Triller sh h h h sh sh   sh h sh    
5%     h   hsA         White-breasted Woodswallow           h            
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57% sh sh h sh h hsA sh h sh Black Butcherbird sh h sh sh h h sh sh sh h sh hB
5%                   Torresian Crow                   sh h  
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh s Welcome Swallow sh sh sh s sh sh sh sh sh sh sh s
62%     s   s   s     Tree Martin   s     s   s s s s s s
                    Chestnut-breasted Mannikin               s        
43% sh   h h sh   sh h h Yellow-bellied Sunbird sh h sh sh h h sh h sh sh   h
19% h h h h sh h sh h h Mistletoebird h h h h h h h h h sh h sh
            h   h   Silvereye h h               h    
19%                   Metallic Starling           sh   sh     shB sh
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