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


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

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34%             s s s s s   Saltwater Crocodile           G     s   s
4%                         Eastern Water Dragon             s        
4%                         Amethystine Python         s            
86% s s       s s s s s s s Green Tree Snake s s s s s s s s s s s
4% s                       Ulysses Butterfly                      
56% s s s   sB sB sB   sB     sB Northern Mastiff Bat   sB sB s     sB s      
26% h         sh     h   sh   Orange-footed Scrubfowl s sh h       sh h     sh
4%                         Australian Brush Turkey                 s    
100% s s s s s s s s s s s s Australasian Darter s sh s s s s s s s s s
100% 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
13%                         Pacific Black Duck s     s s            
13%   s s           s       Hardhead                      
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48% sh sh sh s   sh           hB Great-billed Heron   s s s   s   s   s  
86% s s s s s s s s s   s s White-faced Heron s s s s s s s s s    
100% sh s s s s s s s s s s s Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s s
78% s     s s s s   s   s s Great Egret s s s sh   s s s s sh sh
100% 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
22%         s               Intermediate Egret   s       s   s s    
43% sh s s     s     s   s   Striated Heron s     s s           s
52% s s s       s     s s s Nankeen Night Heron s s       s s s      
52%     s   s     s       s Australian White Ibis       s s s s s s s s
13%       sA                 Straw-necked Ibis         sA         s  
13% s                 s     Royal Spoonbill     s                
4% s                       Black-necked Stork                      
4%                         Common Sandpiper         s            
91% sh sh sh sh sh s sh sh sh sh   s Masked Lapwing sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh
30% sh sh sh s s       h       Black-fronted Dotterel     sh sh             h
13%             shA hA h   hA   Pacific Baza           s     s    
13%       s                 Eastern Osprey s     s              
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52%         s s s s s sh     Whistling Kite s s s   s       sh sh  
26%       s s             s White-bellied Sea-Eagle   s     s   s        
17%     s                   Brown Goshawk           G s     s  
22%                     s   Collared Sparrowhawk s   s   s           s
4%                         Peregrine Falcon                   s  
4%     s                   Australian Hobby                      
4%   s                     Brown Falcon                      
13% h h   h     h sh h h     Wompoo Fruit-Dove   h sh   h G h h     h
26%       s         s s     Topknot Pigeon             s     s s
13%         sh               Brown Cuckoo-Dove           sA   s     h
91% sh sh   sh hsA sh sh sh sh sh sh h Bar-shouldered Dove s sh s s sh   sh sh sh sh hsA
4%                         Emerald Dove                   s  
39% sh h sh sh   sh   sh sh h     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo sh h     h   sh h h sh h
83% sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh h   sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh
39% sh   h h sh h h h h h h sh Double-eyed Fig-Parrot h sh sh       h sh sh sh sh
13%                   s   s Brush Cuckoo     s                
17%     sh h h     h         Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo h s         h     s s
4%             s           Channel-billed Cuckoo                      
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100% s s s s s s s s s s s s Papuan Frogmouth s s s s s s s s s s s
70% sh s       s   s s s     Australian Swiftlet s s s   s s s s s s s
96% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h
34%   sh       sh sh sh   sh h   Little Kingfisher   h     Gh   sh     sh h
30% hB   sA       hsA hB         Laughing Kookaburra sA   sh   sA sA   hB   sA  
9%                         Blue-winged Kookaburra           s         s
52% sh s sh hsA   h s hsA   sh   h Forest Kingfisher hA sh h sh h sh sh     sh  
74%       s s s s s s   s s Sacred Kingfisher s s s s s s s s     s
9% sh                       Rainbow Bee-eater   h           sh      
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9%                     s h Fairy Gerygone sh h                 h
83% h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh Large-billed Gerygone h h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
48% sh h sh       h sh h sh h h Helmeted Friarbird sh sh sh sh sh h h sh   h sh
22% h h h sh h   h h sh sh h h Macleay's Honeyeater   s h   h sh h h     h
      h                   Lewin's Honeyeater                      
13% h h h h h h sh h sh h sh h Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h h h h h h h   h h
61% sh sh sh sh h sh sh h sh sh sh sh Graceful Honeyeater sh sh sh h h h h sh   h h
Brown-backed honeyeaters are usually the first spring migrant arrival! 4%   Brown-backed Honeyeater
watch this space >>		     h sh h   h h     h
48% h h s sh   s hB sh sh   sh sh Dusky Honeyeater h sh sh hB hB hB   sh   sh h
34% h h sh sh h h h h sh h sh sh Little Shrike-thrush h h sh sh h h sh h   h h
9%     s                 s Golden Whistler                      
22%   h sh h h   s   h h   s Grey Whistler h h h     h h sh     sh
9% h h sh h h h h   h h sh h Grey Fantail h h h h h h h h     h
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17% h   sh h   sh     h h sh h Rufous Fantail h h       h sh     h h
4%               s         Broad-billed Flycatcher                      
56% s   s s   s     hA   s   Leaden Flycatcher   s sh s sh shA s sh     sh
100% 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
30%   h sh     h h h sh h sh h Spectacled Monarch h sh h sh h h h sh sh h h
            h             Yellow-breasted Boatbill                      
4%             s           Pied Monarch                      
13%       sh   sh             White-eared Monarch h             sh      
4%         sA               Magpie Lark                      
56% sh h sh sA h   h h h sh   sh Spangled Drongo sh sh h s sh sh s     sh sh
4%                   s   h Olive-backed Oriole       h           h  
86% sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh h sh sh
78% sh sh sh   sh sh sh sh     sh sh Australasian Figbird sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh h sh sh
9%       h   h h sh h   h h Spotted Catbird h   h h   h h       sh
9%                         Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike                   s sh
34% sh sh h h h h h sh h h h sh Varied Triller sh sh h h h h sh sh   h  
13% sh     h     h h         White-breasted Woodswallow   sh               sh  
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30% h h hB h h sh sh h sh sh h h Black Butcherbird hB   h h sh hB sh sh   h h
100% sh sh s s s s s s sh sh s sh Welcome Swallow sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh s s sh
26% s         s s   s       Tree Martin   s               s  
9% s               s       Fairy Martin                      
4%     s                   Australian Pipit                      
                          Golden-headed Cisticola                     h
78% sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Olive-backed Sunbird sh sh sh sh sh h h h   sh sh
17% h h h h h sh h h h h h h Mistletoebird sh sh sh h h h h h   h h
9%   h h sh   h h h         Silvereye       sh             h
17%                     sh   Metallic Starling sh                 s sh
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