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


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

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              s   s Saltwater Crocodile s s s s   s s s s s s   s
s s s s   s s s s s Green Tree Snake s   s   s     s     s s  
                    Eastern Water Dragon           s              
                    Amethystine Python s                        
                    Water Python             s            
  s                 Ulysses Butterfly                          
                    Spectacled Flying-fox s                        
  h   sh     h h h h Orange-footed Scrubfowl       sh sh sh sh h h h      
  s             s   Australian Brush-turkey   s       s             s
s s   s   s   s s s Australasian Darter s s s s s s s s s s s s 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 s
                    Pacific Black Duck             s s       s  
        s s s       Hardhead                          
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    s s s     s     Great-billed Heron   s     s   s s         s
s s s sh s s s s s s White-faced Heron s   s s s s s s s s   s s
s s s s s sh s s s s Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s s s s
  s s s s s s   sA   Great Egret s   s s s s s s s s s s s
  s s s s s         Little Egret       s s s   s s s   s s
s           s s s   Striated Heron s   s s s   s       s s  
    s   s   s       Nankeen Night Heron   s     s         s s    
                s   Black Bittern                          
  s   s s s s s     Australian White Ibis           s   s   s s s  
  s s s s   s s s s Straw-necked Ibis s s s s s   sA s s s s    
    s   s         s Royal Spoonbill       s   s s   s s s    
sh sh sh s     sh   sh sh Masked Lapwing sh sh   sh   sh sh sh sh sh sh h h
s sh             s   Black-fronted Dotterel s     sh   s sh   sh     h  
  s           shA     Pacific Baza sA                        
                    Osprey                   h?      
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                    Black Kite   sA         sA            
sh sh sh s sh sh h sh sh sh Whistling Kite sh sh sh sh   sh sh sh sh s     sh
s   s s             Brahminy Kite                         s
            s       White-bellied Sea-Eagle     s s           sh   s s
s             s     Brown Goshawk                          
                    Peregrine Falcon       s                  
                    Nankeen Kestrel         sA sA sA            
                    Superb Fruit-Dove           h     h h      
h h h h           h Wompoo Fruit-Dove sh h s h   h sh   sh h h h h
          s         Topknot Pigeon                          
s h h h h h         Brown Cuckoo-Dove             s   h   s    
s sh h h sh sh h h h h Bar-shouldered Dove sh hsA   sh s   sh sh h     h h
                    Emerald Dove                     s    
  s h h h h h sh h sh Sulphur-crested Cockatoo sh   sA sh   sh     sh       h
sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
h sh sh     sh     sh   Double-eyed Fig-Parrot sh sh   sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h
      s             Brush Cuckoo             s            
                    Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo                     s    
                    Channel-billed Cuckoo s sA s s s   s     s s    
                    Pheasant Coucal                         s
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s s s s s s s   s s Papuan Frogmouth s s     s s s s s       s
s   s s s s   s s s White-rumped Swiftlet s s   s s s     s sA      
sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh   sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh
sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Little Kingfisher sh     sh   sh   sh sh        
hB sh       s   h sh   Laughing Kookaburra hB h   sh       sh hB   hB hB hB
              sB     Blue-winged Kookaburra                          
s s       s s   sA   Forest Kingfisher s s sh s h sh s   s s s    
s s s s s s s s s s Sacred Kingfisher s s   s s s s s s s s s s
                    Rainbow Bee-eater   sh                      
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                    Fairy Gerygone s s           s     s    
sh sh sh h sh sh h sh h h Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh
sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Helmeted Friarbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
h     h       h sh   Macleay's Honeyeater sh sh   h h h h h h h sh s  
h h h h h   h h   h Lewin's Honeyeater h   hA hA                 h
h h sh h h h h h h h Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h h   h h sh sh h h h h sh
h h h h h h   h h h Graceful Honeyeater h h h sh h h h h sh sh h h sh
                    Brown-backed Honeyeater       sh                  
sh shB                 Dusky Honeyeater sh s   sh         sh s sh   sh
sh h   h h h h sh sh h Little Shrike-thrush sh sh h h h   sh h sh h sh sh sh
            s     s Golden Whistler                   s      
sh h h h h h h h h h Grey Whistler sh sh h sh     h sh sh h sh sh sh
sh h sh h sh h h sh h h Grey Fantail   h h h h h h sh h h h h h
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sh h sh   h h h   h h Rufous Fantail sh h h sh h h h h   h sh h h
sh         h     shA   Leaden Flycatcher h   hA h hA hA   sh sh sh sh sh 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 sh
sh sh sh h sh h   sh sh h Spectacled Monarch sh sh h   h h h sh h sh sh h sh
sh       h h         Yellow-breasted Boatbill   h               h     h
sh                   Pied Monarch                   h      
                sh   White-eared Monarch sh     sh       sh h h sh h sh
h                   Magpie Lark   sh h       sh   sA   sh   sh
sh sh sh sh sh sh sh shA sh sh Spangled Drongo sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh s    
sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
                    Olive-backed Oriole   h         h            
sh sh s s sh   h sh sh sh Australasian Figbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
                    Victoria's Riflebird         s                
  h                 Spotted Catbird       h h     h     h    
s                   Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike                          
        s           Cicadabird                         s
sh h h h h   h sh sh h Varied Triller h h h sh   h   sh h sh sh h sh
sA                 sh White-breasted Woodswallow sA                        
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hB h   h sh h sh h sh h Black Butcherbird h sh h h h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
s sh sh sh sh sh s s s s Welcome Swallow sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh s sh sh
    s s             Tree Martin s s   s   s       s   s  
                    Golden-headed Cisticola                       sh h
sh h sh h h h h sh sh sh Yellow-bellied Sunbird sh sh   sh       sh h sh sh sh sh
sh h h   h h h h h h Mistletoebird h sh h h h h h h sh sh h h h
              h sh sh Silvereye   sh       h h   h        
  s             sh   Metallic Starling             s     s s   sh
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