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

2 hour tours at 6:00am
 G = glimpse s =sighting h =heard B =just before departure & A =just after tour finishes. 

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5%                     Saltwater Crocodile     s                
5%                   s Amethystine Python                      
10%   s                 Green Tree Snake   s                  
38%   s s     s       s Eastern Water Dragon       s   s s   s    
10%                   s Cairns Birdwing Butterfly                 s    
10%     h     sh   h     Orange-footed Scrubfowl h         sh     h    
5%                   s King (Blue) Quail                      
38% s s       s         Australasian Darter     s s         s s s
95% s s s s s s s sA s   Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s s s s s s
5%   s                 Great Cormorant                      
10%         s           Little Black Cormorant s                    
95% sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh Magpie Goose sh s sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh  
10%       sh             Wandering Whistling-Duck           s     ?    
19%   s           s     Pacific Black Duck           s   s      
5%           s         Australian Wood Duck                      
5%       s             Buff-banded Rail                      
                      Red-necked Crake   h h                
24%         sh h Gh h   h Pale-vented Bush-hen h h h h h h h sh sh sh h
86%   s     sh sh sh s s s Purple Swamphen s sh s sh sh sh sh s s s s
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38%     s         sh s s Great-billed Heron sh   s           sh s  
62% s     s s s s s s   White-faced Heron s s s s     s   s    
100% s s s s s s s s s s Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s s
48%   s   s   s sh   s   Eastern Great Egret s s s s s            
57%     s s s s s       Little Egret s s s s s s s        
19%       s s s         Intermediate Egret       s              
38% s           sh       Striated Heron s   s s sB   s       s
33% s         s s       Nankeen Night Heron s s           s     s
95% s s s s s sh s s G   Black Bittern s s s s sh sh s sh sh s s
43%       s s s     s s Australian White Ibis   s   s s         s  
19% s       s       s   Straw-necked Ibis s                    
67% s s     s s s   s s Royal Spoonbill s s s     s s     s s
10%             s       Black-necked Stork       s              
52% s s s       s     s Common Sandpiper s   s     s     s s s
5%                     Common Greenshank       sh              
14%       s             Latham's Snipe     s           s    
29%                     Bush Stone-curlew         s s   s s s s
71%   s   s s   sh s s s Masked Lapwing s     s sA s   s s s s
5%       s             Black-winged Stilt                      
29%       sh sh   s       Black-fronted Dotterel   sh s s              
5%                     Whiskered Tern s                    
5%                     Gull-billed tern               s      
10% s   s               Pacific Baza                      
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62%   s s s s s s s s s Whistling Kite s     sh s           s
29%                 s s Brahminy Kite s     s s   s        
33% sB s         s s   s White-bellied Sea-Eagle s         s          
5%                     Collared Sparrowhawk           s          
19%                 sh   Wompoo Fruit-Dove s h       h     G s  
100% s sh s s sh s s s s s Pied Imperial pigeon s s s s s s s s s s s
19%         h   G   h s Brown Cuckoo-Dove s                   s
95% s s   s s s sh s sh s Bar-shouldered Dove s sh sh sh s sh sh s sh sh sh
10%         sA           Emerald Dove         s            
52% h sh   h   s   s s s Sulphur-crested Cockatoo s sh   sh s sh     s    
85% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh h   sh sh sh
14% sh                   Scaly-breasted Lorikeet sh   sh                
43% sh h h   h h h sh h sh Double-eyed Fig-Parrot h sh sh h   sh sh   h sh sh
10%                     Oriental Cuckoo                   s s
5% h       h h h   h   Brush Cuckoo       h h         Gh h
14%   s h s         sh h Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo       h h         h  
57% sh sh sh h h h sh h sh sh Eastern Koel sh h sh h sh s h   h Gh sh
24%   sh h       sh       Channel-billed Cuckoo       hB   s     sh s  
24%     sh sh hB   h   h h Pheasant Coucal sh h h h h sh sh   hB h  
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100% s s s s s s s s s s Papuan Frogmouth s s s s s s s s s s s
95% s s s s s s s s s s Australian Swiftlet s s s   s s s s s s s
5%                     White-throated Needletail                     s
5%     sB               Fork-tailed Swift                      
95% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Azure Kingfisher sh Gh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh
5%             sh       Little Kingfisher                      
                      Laughing Kookaburra                      
29%             s       Blue-winged Kookaburra   sh hB sh   h   sh hB sh h
57% s s sh sh h sh sh s sh sh Forest Kingfisher s sh h sh   h   h     h
19%   s s s             Sacred Kingfisher             s        
                h   h Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher   h h h h h h   h h h
29% s sh sh s             Dollarbird s                 s  
5% h     h sh     h     Lovely Fairy-wren   h                  
  hB         h         Fairy Gerygone                      
71% h sh h sh sh sh sh sh   sh Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh sh sh sh h h sh h sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Helmeted Friarbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
19%   sh h   h h h sh   h Macleay's Honeyeater h h   h h sh h h h sh h
24% h sh h sh sh h h h h h Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h h sh sh h h h h h h
57% sh sh sh h sh h h sh sh h Graceful Honeyeater sh h h sh sh sh sh h sh h h
5%   s                 Bridled Honeyeater                      
90% sh h sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh Brown-backed Honeyeater sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
57%   s s       h sh sh s Dusky Honeyeater s sh sh h s h sh   s s h
14% h sh       h   sh h   Little Shrike-thrush   h   h h sh       h h
  h           h   h h Grey Whistler h   h       h h      
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100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
10% h h h   sh   h   h h Spectacled Monarch h   h     sh hB   h   h
5%                 s   Magpie Lark                      
71% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Spangled Drongo sh sh   sB     shB       s
95% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Australasian Figbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
              h   h   Spotted Catbird   h h     h h        
      h       h h h h Cicadabird       h   h h   h   h
5%                     White-winged Triller           sh          
33%   sh sh h h h h h h sh Varied Triller sh h sh h   sh h h h   G
67%   sh s sh sh       s s White-breasted Woodswallow   sh sh sh   sh sh sh   s s
57% h   sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh Black Butcherbird h sh h h G sh     sh sh h
100% s s s s sh sh sh sh sh sh Welcome Swallow sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
14%                     Tree Martin           s   s     sB
5%         hB h     sh   Golden-headed Cisticola   h h h h h h   h   h
5%           Gh h       Australian Reed-Warbler     h                
5%                     Nutmeg Mannikin     s                
14%                     Chestnut-breasted Mannikin       s s   s        
33% h sh hB h h sh     shA h Olive-backed Sunbird sh sh sh   sh       h h  
19% h h h sh sh h h h h h Mistletoebird h h h h sh h h sh h h h
                    h Silvereye         h            
95%   sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh s Metallic Starling sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
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