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


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

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Saltwater Crocodile       s s s   s s     s
Green Tree Snake s s s s s s s s s s s s
Spectacled Flying-fox                   sB sB  
Ulysses Butterfly       s s              
Orange-footed Scrubfowl sBh   sh h h sh sh   s s sh h
Australasian Darter       s     s s s s s s
Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s   s s s s  
Pacific Black Duck         s              
Australasian Grebe           s   s s   s s
Days 2nd 5th 8th 9th 11th 15th 19th 21st 24th 26th 27th 30th
Great-billed Heron                 s     s
White-faced Heron   s   s   s     s s   s
Cattle Egret sh s s s s s s s s sh s sh
Great Egret                 sh s   sh
Striated Heron s   s s s s s   sh s s s
Nankeen Night Heron       s           s   s
Australian White Ibis s   s       s          
Straw-necked Ibis s s s s s s s   s s s s
Masked Lapwing sh h sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh  
Black-fronted Dotterel     sh           sh s    
Pacific Baza     sh sh h              

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Whistling Kite           s         sh  
Brahminy Kite           sh         sh  
White-bellied Sea-Eagle s         s     s      
Peregrine Falcon sh               s      
Nankeen Kestrel                 s      
Superb Fruit-Dove         h              
Wompoo Fruit-Dove h     h   h   h       sh
Brown Cuckoo-Dove     h   h   h h   s s  
Bar-shouldered Dove sh h h sh sh sh s   s h sh sh
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo sh h   sh sh sh h   sh   sh  
Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh sh sh  
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot   sh     h sh     sh sh sh sh
Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo         h s h       h  

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Papuan Frogmouth   s s s   s   s       s
White-rumped Swiftlet     s s s s     s s s  
Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Little Kingfisher     s sh h   sh sh sh   sh  
Laughing Kookaburra h shB h h h sB shB h        
Forest Kingfisher s s s   sh s   h h   s s
Sacred Kingfisher s s s s s s   s s s s s
Rainbow Bee-eater sh   h   sh s h s sh s sh  
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Dollarbird s   s                  
Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh
Helmeted Friarbird sh     s s s s h s h h sh
Macleay's Honeyeater   sh h sh h sh     h h sh  
Lewin's Honeyeater             hA   hB h hB  
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater sh sh h h h sh h h h sh sh sh
Graceful Honeyeater h sh h h sh sh sh h h sh sh sh
Dusky Honeyeater sh   s s     sh     hB sh sh
Little Shrike-thrush s sh sh sh sh s sh h sh h sh sh
Grey Whistler         h   h h h h sh h
Grey Fantail h h sh sh sh sh h h h sh sh h
Days 2nd 5th 8th 9th 11th 15th 19th 21st 24th 26th 27th 30th
Rufous Fantail   h h h h   h h sh h h sh
Willie Wagtail     sh       h hB        
Leaden Flycatcher   s sh sh   s   sh   s sh sh
Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
Spectacled Monarch h   h h h sh h h h   sh sh
Pied Monarch           h   sh        
Magpie Lark             h sh   sh h sh
Spangled Drongo s h sh sh h sh shA sh   sh h  
Yellow Oriole sh h sh sh h sh   sh h h sh sh
Figbird s       sh sh h h sh sh   sh
Victoria's Riflebird                 s      
Spotted Catbird         h              
Varied Triller   sh h sh   sh   h        
White-breasted Woodswallow s         s sA s s   sh  
Days 2nd 5th 8th 9th 11th 15th 19th 21st 24th 26th 27th 30th
Black Butcherbird h sh sh sh h h h sh hsA h h h
Torresian Crow h                      
Welcome Swallow sh s sh sh sh sh s sh sh sh sh s
Tree Martin s s s s s       s s s s
Yellow-bellied Sunbird sh sh h sh sh sh h sh h h sh sh
Mistletoebird sh h sh h h sh h h h h h h
Silvereye                     sh sh
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