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Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours wildlife checklist for October 2008.

2 hour tours at 6:30am
 s =sighting h =heard B =just before departure & A =just after tour finishes.

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22% s                     s Saltwater Crocodile s               s s  
26%     s     s       s s s Green Tree Snake             s        
17%                         Eastern Water Dragon   s   s           s s
9% s         s             Cairns Birdwing Butterfly                      
17% s   sA     s     s       Ulysses Butterfly                      
48% h         sB h sh   sh   sB Orange-footed Scrubfowl   h sB sh sh sh sh sh   sh h
30%   s           s         Australian Brush-turkey sB   sB         sB   s sB
66% s s s   s s s s     s   Australasian Darter       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
9%               s         Great Cormorant             s        
30% s s s s   s             Little Black Cormorant           s     s    
17%                         Magpie Goose       sh s   sB     sB  
26% s s s     s           s Pacific Black Duck     s                
4%                       h Pale-vented Bush-hen hB     h hB h   h   sh h
4%           s             Dusky Moorhen                      
26% s         s s   s s   s Purple Swamphen                      
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22% s       s             s Great-billed Heron       s           s  
22%   s       s   s         White-faced Heron       s     s        
91% s s s s s s s s s s s s Cattle Egret s s   s s s s   s s s
66%   s s   sB sh s           Great Egret s s s s     s s s s s
9% s                       Little Egret             s        
22%     s                   Striated Heron             s s   s s
39%         s   s s s s     Nankeen Night Heron         s s s s      
35%                   sh s s Black Bittern       s s       s s s
4%           s             Glossy Ibis                      
59% s s       s   sA s       Australian White Ibis   sB s s sB   sB s s s  
13% s                       Royal Spoonbill     s           s    
4%                         Black-necked Stork           s          
4%                         Whimbrel   sh                  
30%               s         Common Sandpiper       s s s s s   s  
4%     s                   Common Greenshank                      
9%                         Latham's Snipe         s sB          
70% h   sh   sh sh s sh sh   sh sh Masked Lapwing   sh sh sh sB sh sh sh   sh  
9%                         Black-fronted Dotterel   s         sh       h
4%               s         Black-naped Tern                      
9%       shB                 Pacific Baza                     s
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22%           s       sB     Black Kite sB sB sB                
72% sh   sh   sA sh s s s sh s sB Whistling Kite sh s sB   s h   s   s  
4%                         Brahminy Kite                     s
30%     s s       s   s     White-bellied Sea-Eagle   s s         s      
4%                   s     Wedge-tailed Eagle                      
4%                 s       Collared Sparrowhawk                      
17%       s       s         Peregrine Falcon     s               s
                          Superb Fruit-Dove       h              
35% sh h     h   sh s   sh   sh Wompoo Fruit-Dove   sh   h sh           s
100% s s s s s s s s s s s s Pied Imperial pigeon sh s s s s s s s s s s
9%               s h   s   Brown Cuckoo-Dove                   h  
74% s s s   s s sh s       s Bar-shouldered Dove s s sB s sB s s s s   sh
4%                         Emerald Dove sA                    
87% sh sh   s sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Sulphur-crested Cockatoo   s sh   sh   s sh sh sh sh
100% sh sh sh s sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
70% sh h   h sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh Double-eyed Fig-Parrot   sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh h
                          Brush Cuckoo   h h h h            
22% h h hA     sh   sh h   h sh Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo h s h   h   sh       h
74% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Eastern Koel   s sh h h sh sh sh   h  
17% sh   h s   h s shB         Channel-billed Cuckoo           hB h   hB hA hB
9% h   hB     h   h       h Pheasant Coucal h     sh h   h hB sh h  
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91% s s s s s s   s s s s s Papuan Frogmouth   s s s s s s s s s s
91% s s s   s s s s s s s s Australian Swiftlet s s s s s s s   s s s
78% sh sh sh h sh sh sh h sh sh h sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh h sh sh
4%                       sh Little Kingfisher                      
39%   sB s   sh s   s sB       Laughing Kookaburra sA sB   h         hB h sA
30% sB hB       sh h   sh h h shB Blue-winged Kookaburra   sh hB s s           sB
66% sh sh s h sh sh sh sh sh sh   s Forest Kingfisher h   sh sh sh h sh sh   s sh
56%     s   s sB s s       s Sacred Kingfisher s s s   s       s s s
4%                     s   Collared Kingfisher                      
39%     s s sh           sA   Dollarbird   s   s sh s       sA  
4%       sh     h   h       Lovely Fairy-wren           h          
4%                 sh       Red-backed Fairy-wren               h      
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4%                       sh Fairy Gerygone         h h     h    
70% sh h sh sh sh sh h sh h sh sh sh Large-billed Gerygone sh sh h sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh
91% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh s Helmeted Friarbird s s sh s sh sh sh sh h sh sh
17%   s       sh   h h h h   Macleay's Honeyeater h h   s h s h     h  
26% h sh h     sh h sh sh h h h Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h h h h sh sh h h h h
30% sh sh h   h sh h h   h h h Graceful Honeyeater   sh sh h h sh h h h h sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Brown-backed Honeyeater sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
30% s s s s   s     hB       Dusky Honeyeater   s       s   h   h  
26% h h h   sh sh h sh h   h s Little Shrike-thrush   h h h sh   h h sh h h
%         h h         h   Grey Whistler   h h h h   h h      
%         h   h h h h h   Grey Fantail                      
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4%       h   s     h   h   Rufous Fantail                     h
13% h h                   s Leaden Flycatcher s   h     sh          
9%           s             Satin Flycatcher       s              
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
9%   sh     sh h h       h   Spectacled Monarch   h   h h   h     h  
4%                         Pied Monarch s                    
22% sB         sB   sB sB       Magpie Lark     sB h              
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Spangled Drongo sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
% h h       h       hB     Olive-backed Oriole                      
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Australasian Figbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
                          Spotted Catbird         h            
30% s s       s s s s s     Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike                      
17%   s       s s           Barred Cuckoo-shrike s                    
9% h       h   h h sh   sh   Cicadabird         h   h   h h h
26% sh   h     sh h sh h h   h Varied Triller sh h   h sh sh     h h h
74% s   sh   sh sh sB s s   sA s White-breasted Woodswallow s   sB s s   sh sh s s  
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70% sh sh h sh sA sh sh sh sh   h shB Black Butcherbird sB   sh h sh sh sh sB h sh h
13%   sB h     sA             Torresian Crow                   s  
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh s sh Welcome Swallow s s s s sh s s s s s sh
30% s       s   s       s   Tree Martin               s s s  
17% h       h sh sh sh sh h     Singing Bushlark h                    
                          Golden-headed Cisticola h h h h h h h   h h h
4%                         Australian Reed-Warbler             sh        
4%                         Nutmeg Mannikin                     s
30% sh h   sh   sh   sh sh       Olive-backed Sunbird sh   h   sh h h h h h  
22% h h h h sh sh h sh h h h h Mistletoebird sh h h h h h sh h h h h
4% h         s h   h h     Silvereye       h              
96% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh   sh sh Metallic Starling sh sB sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
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