Strzelecki Track Outback Birding Tour

8 to 26 August 2005

checklist of birds seen

S=seen, H=heard, B=breeding Trks=tracks, Yng=young, PR=pair, GB=golden-backed form

Tour leaders: Philip Maher & Patricia Maher

Tour participants:
Ron & Alison Guthrie (Australia)
Peter & Robin Marsh (Australia)
Lisa & Peter Cockram (Australia)
Danel Grunberg (UK)
Jim Martin (Canada)
Claes-Göran Cedurlund (Sweden)
Carl-Lennart Nilson (Sweden)

August 05
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
1
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
S
30
S
S
S
30
S
(1)
S
20
22
20
S
2
Malleefowl
Leipoa ocellata
trks
3
Stubble Quail
Coturnix pectoralis
6
S
S
4
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis
10
5
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata
S
6
6
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
8
7
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
S
50
S
S
8
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
S
S
S
9
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
10
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
?
?
11
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
12
Australasian Shoveler
Anas rhynchotis
S
S
S
S
13
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
S
S
S
100
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
14
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
S
15
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
S
S
S
S
S
100
16
Hardhead
Aythya australis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
17
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
50
S
18
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
S
S
50
30
50
60
19
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
15
20
Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
S
S
20
S
21
Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
22
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
S
30
30
23
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
50
10
24
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
4
10
25
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
26
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
27
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
28
Great Egret
Ardea alba
S
S
S
S
S
29
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
S
30
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
S
S
S
S
S
31
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis
S
S
S
32
Royal Spoonbill
Platelea regia
S
33
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platelea flavipes
S
S
S
S
S
S
34
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
35
Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptus
4
2
36
Black-breasted Buzzard
Hamirostra melanosternon
1
2
37
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
38
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
39
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
S
S
S
S
40
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
S
S
41
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus
S
S
42
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrhocephalus
S
S
S
S
S
43
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
44
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
S
S
S
45
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
46
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis
S
S
S
S
S
S
47
Grey Falcon
Falco hypoleucos
1
48
Black Falcon
Falco subniger
1
2
49
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
2
1
50
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
51
Brolga
Grus rubicunda
S
S
S
52
Spotless Crake
Porzana tabuensis
S
S
53
Australian Spotted Crake
Porzana fluminea
S
S
S
54
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
55
Black-tailed Native-hen
Gallinula ventralis
S
30
56
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
S
S
S
S
S
S
57
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
500
S
58
Plains-wanderer
Pedionomus torquatus
2
59
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
20
S
20
60
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
S
80
61
Red-capped Plover
Charadrius ruficapillus
S
S
62
Inland Dotterel
Charadrius australis
S
S
S
S
63
Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanops
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
64
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
1+3yng
S
S
S
65
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
S
S
S
S
66
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
67
Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae
S
S
S
68
Gull-billed Tern
Sterna nilotica
S
69
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
S
S
S
70
Rock Dove
Columba livia
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
71
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
S
S
72
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
73
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
74
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
S
75
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata
S
H
S
1+H
S
S
S
76
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
S
S
77
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
100
78
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
40
79
Galah
Cacatua roseicapilla
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
80
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris
S
S
81
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
82
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Cacatua leadbeateri
S
S
S
1+H
83
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
S
S
S
S
S
84
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
S
S
S
S
S
85
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
S
86
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna
S
S
87
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus
S
S
S
88
Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii
8
89
Regent Parrot
Polytelis anthopeplus
10
90
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans
S
S
91
Yellow Rosella
Platycercus flaveolus
(Clements)
S
S
92
Adelaide Rosella
Platycercus adelaide (Clements)
S
S
93
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius
S
S
S
94
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
95
Blue Bonnet
(yellow vented form)
Northiella haematogaster
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
96
Blue Bonnet
(red-vented form)
Northiella haematogaster
S
S
97
Swift Parrot
Lathamus discolor
5
98
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
99
Mulga Parrot
Psephotus varius
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
100
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus
S
101
Bourke's Parrot
Neopsephotus bourkii
30
8
102
Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma
4
4
103
Elegant Parrot
Neophema elegans
6
10
104
Pallid Cuckoo
Cuculus pallidus
H
H
S
S
105
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
1
106
Black-eared Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx osculans
1
1
1
H
107
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
H
S
108
Barking Owl
Ninox connivens
S
109
Southern Boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae
S
H
S
110
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
4
111
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
1+B
112
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus
S
H
113
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
S
S
S
S
S
S
114
Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
S
S
115
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaeus
S
116
White-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris affinis
PR
S
117
Red-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris erythrops
S
118
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
119
Superb Fairy-wren
Malurus cyaneus
S
S
120
Splendid Fairy-wren
Malurus splendens
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
121
Variegated Fairy-wren
Malurus lamberti
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
122
White-winged Fairy-wren
Malurus leucopterus
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
123
Mallee Emu-wren
Stipiturus mallee
c8
124
Grey Grasswren
Amytornis barbatus
c4
c3
125
Striated Grasswren
Amytornis striatus striatus
2
2
H (2xprs)
126
Short-tailed Grasswren
Amytornis s. merrotsyi (Clements)
c2
127
Eyrean Grasswren
Amytornis goyderi
2
128
Thick-billed Grasswren
Amytornis textilis
c6
129
Spotted Pardalote red-rump
Pardalotus punctatus
S
130
Spotted Pardalote
yellow-rump
P. p. punctatus (Clements)
S
S
S
131
Red-browed Pardalote
Pardalotus rubricatus
S
H
S
132
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
S
S
30
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
133
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
S
134
Shy Heathwren
Hylacola cauta
S
S
S
135
Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestris
S
4B
136
Redthroat
Pyrrholaemus brunneus
2
1
137
Speckled Warbler
Chthonicola sagittata
S
S
138
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
139
Western Gerygone
Gerygone fusca
S
S
140
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
S
141
Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis
S
S
S
142
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza uropygialis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
143
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides
S
144
Slender-billed Thornbill Acanthiza iredalei
S
145
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
146
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
S
S
S
S
147
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata
S
148
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
149
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Aphelocephala pectoralis
2
150
Banded Whiteface
Aphelocephala nigricincta
6
151
Red Wattlebird
Anthocaera carunculata
S
S
S
S
S
S
152
Little Wattlebird
Anthocaera chrysoptera
S
152
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
153
Striped Honeyeater
Plectorhyncha lanceolata
H
S
S
H
154
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
S
S
S
155
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis
S
S
S
156
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
S
S
S
S
S
S
157
Bell Miner
Manorina melanophrys
S
158
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
S
S
S
S
S
S
159
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
160
Singing Honeyeater
Lichenostomus virescens
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
161
White-eared Honeyeater
Lichenostomus leucotis
S
S
S
S
S
162
Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius
S
S
163
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Lichenostomus ornatus
S
S
S
164
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus plumulus
S
S
165
Fuscous Honeyeater
Lichenostomus fuscus
10
166
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
167
Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
S
3 GB
168
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
S
S
S
S
169
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus
S
170
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
S
S
S
S
171
Painted Honeyeater
Grantiella picta
S
S
172
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
173
White-fronted Honeyeater
Phylidonyris albifrons
S
S
S
S
S
174
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Phylidonyris melanops
S
175
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
S
176
Black Honeyeater
Certhionyx niger
S
S
S
177
Pied Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
178
Crimson Chat
Epthianura tricolor
S
S
S
S
S
S
179
Orange Chat
Epthianura aurifrons
S
S
S
S
S
S
180
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons
S
S
181
Gibberbird
Ashbyia lovensis
3
10
182
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
183
Scarlet Robin
Petroica multicolor
S
184
Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S B
185
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata
S
S
S
S
186
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
S
187
Southern Scrub-robin
Drymodes brunneopygia
S
188
Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis
H
H
S
189
White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus
S
S
S
S
S
S
190
Hall's Babbler
Pomatostomus halli
12
191
Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps
S
S
S
S
S
H
S
192
Chirruping Wedgebill
Psophodes cristatus
S
S
S
S
S
S
193
Chestnut Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma castanotus
S
S
S
194
Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
S
S
S
195
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castaneothorax
S
S
S
196
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
S
S
S
197
Crested Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus
S
198
Crested Bellbird
Oreoica gutturalis
S
H
H
S
S
H
H
H
199
Red-lored Whistler
Pachycephala rufogularis
3
200
Gilbert's Whistler
Pachycephala inornata
1
H
H
201
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
S
S
S
202
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
S
S
S
S
S
S
203
Grey Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla harmonica
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
204
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta
S
S
S
S
S
205
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
206
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
H
S
S
S
S
207
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
208
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
209
Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina maxima
S
210
White-winged Triller
Lalage sueurii
S
S
S
S
S
211
Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus
S
S
212
White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus
S
S
S
S
213
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
214
Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
S
H
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
215
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
S
S
S
S
S
S
216
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
217
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
S
S
218
Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor
S
S
219
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
220
Little Raven
Corvus mellori
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
221
Little Crow
Corvus bennetti
S
S
S
H
S
S
S
222
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
223
Apostlebird
Struthidea cinerea
S
S
S
S
224
Spotted Bowerbird
Chlamydera maculata
S
S
S
S
S
225
Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica
S
226
Skylark
Alauda arvensis
H
S
227
Richard's Pipit
Anthus novaeseelandiae
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
228
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
229
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
230
Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii
S
S
231
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
S
232
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
S
S
S
H
S
S
H
S
H
S
233
White-backed Swallow
Cheramoeca leucosternus
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
234
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
235
Tree Martin
Hirundo nigricans
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
236
Fairy Martin
Hirundo ariel
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
237
Clamorous Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
S
S
H
238
Little Grassbird
Megalurus gramineus
S
S
H
S
S
S
239
Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi
S
S
S
240
Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
241
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
S
S
S
S
242
Common Blackbird
Turdus merula
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
243
SongThrush
Turdus philomelos
S
244
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
245
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
S
S
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