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


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

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25%     s     s     Saltwater Crocodile     s   s      
44% s             s Green Tree Snake s   s s   s s  
19%   s   s   s     Eastern Water Dragon                
6%                 Little Red Flying-fox       sB        
44% sh shA sh shB   sB   h Orange-footed Scrubfowl   h   sB sh      
12%   s         s   Australian Brush-turkey                
69% s s s s s s s s Australasian Darter s   s s        
100% s s s s s s s s Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s s s
6%               s Little Black Cormorant                
6%                 Magpie Goose         s      
31%   s             Pacific Black Duck       sh s   s s
6%                 Purple Swamphen       s        
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31% s   sh         s Great-billed Heron s       s   h  
44% s       s s     White-faced Heron   s s s s      
100% s s s s s s s s Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s
50% s   s     s   sh Great Egret s s     s     s
19% s           s   Little Egret       s        
25%     s           Intermediate Egret     sB s s      
31%   s   s s s     Striated Heron         s      
50% s s s     s     Nankeen Night Heron s s   s s      
6%   s             Black Bittern                
37%           s   s Australian White Ibis   s   s s s    
19% s           sA   Royal Spoonbill     sB   s      
6%                 Black-necked Stork         s      
25%             s s Common Sandpiper s             s
25%             s   Latham's Snipe G       s     s
62%   sh sh sh sh sh s   Masked Lapwing         s sh sh sB
62%   sh     sh sh sh s Black-fronted Dotterel   s sh   s   sh sh
19% s             s Pacific Baza     s          
12%     s     s     Eastern Osprey                
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6%               s Black Kite                
75%   s s sh s   s s Whistling Kite s     s s sh sh sh
25%   s s s         White-bellied Sea-Eagle             s  
37% sh   sh sh s       Wompoo Fruit-Dove h s     G      
100% s s s sh s s s s Pied Imperial pigeon s s s s s s s s
6%   h h h sh     h Brown Cuckoo-Dove h h h h        
75% s s h sh sh   s sh Bar-shouldered Dove   s sh s s s   sh
6%             s   Emerald Dove                
44%   h sh     sAh sh   Sulphur-crested Cockatoo sh h shB   sh sh   h
31%         sh h   sh Scaly-breasted Lorikeet   sh h h h sh   sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
62% h h Gh h sh h h sh Double-eyed Fig-Parrot sh sh Gh sh Gh sh h sh
6%     h     h     Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo   h h h       sh
56%               Gh Eastern Koel Gh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
25% s     hB s     s Channel-billed Cuckoo     h   hB   h sh
19%       h h     sh Pheasant Coucal hB h   sh h h h sh
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94% s   s s s s s s Papuan Frogmouth s s s s s s s s
87% s s s s s s s s Australian Swiftlet   s s s s   s s
94% shB sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh   sh sh sh sh
25% sh sh   h         Little Kingfisher       Gh sh     h
6% h h   h       h Laughing Kookaburra h         s    
12%   sh       sh     Blue-winged Kookaburra           h    
69% sh sh h h sh s sh sh Forest Kingfisher sh sh h sh s h s h
87% s G   s s s s s Sacred Kingfisher s s sB s s s s  
6%           G     Rainbow Bee-eater                
19%                 Dollarbird         s   sh sh
          h h     Lovely Fairy-wren h     h        
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                  Fairy Gerygone h              
94% sh   sh sh sh sh sh sh Large-billed Gerygone sh sh Gh sh sh sh sh sh
81% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Helmeted Friarbird h sh sh h sh   sh sh
31% h   h h h h   sh Macleay's Honeyeater sh sh h h sh sh h h
6% h h h h h h h sh Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h h h h h h h
44% h sh sh sh sh h sh h Graceful Honeyeater sh h h h sh h h h
100% sh sh sh Gh sh sh sh sh Brown-backed Honeyeater sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
62%   sh sh   sh sh sh sh Dusky Honeyeater h sh sh sh s     h
37%     sh h h sh h h Little Shrike-thrush Gh h h sh sh   sh  
6%     h h   h h   Grey Whistler h h     s h h  
      h           Grey Fantail   h            
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    h             Rufous Fantail   h   h h     h
12%             s   Broad-billed Flycatcher   s            
12%     s           Leaden Flycatcher     h   sh      
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
19% sBh h h     h sh h Spectacled Monarch h h hB h shB hB   h
              h   Pied Monarch   h            
94% h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Spangled Drongo sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
87% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh h sh sh sh Gh
12% h h hB h h h h h Olive-backed Oriole sh h h   h sh h hA
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Australasian Figbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
      h   h   h   Spotted Catbird h           h h
56%       s s s s   Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike s s     s s s  
6%                 Barred Cuckoo-shrike           h sA h
          h   h   Cicadabird   h            
44% h h h sh sh   sh sh Varied Triller h sh   sh s   h h
81% s sh   s   sh sh s White-breasted Woodswallow s s s s s   s s
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44% sh h   h sh h h h Black Butcherbird sh sh h h sh sh sh h
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Welcome Swallow sh sh s s sh sh sh sh
31%       s     s s Tree Martin s             s
6%                 Golden-headed Cisticola     sh h       h
62% sh h sh sh sh h sh sh Olive-backed Sunbird h sh sh sh   sh h h
37% sh h h h h sh sh sh Mistletoebird h sh h h h sh h h
6%   h   h h       Silvereye             sh  
44% s         sh   sh Metallic Starling sh h h   s h sh Gh
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