Below is the triplist for my recent birding holiday to North Queensland. Around 250 species were seen or heard. In addition other trip members saw Crested Pigeon and White-throated Gerygone. There were also unidentified dark terns, noddies and frigatebird off Chilli Beach.
1. Emu - male with chicks Mareeba, male with chicks near Archer River
2. Southern Cassowary – Jindalbin boardwalk Daintree NP
3. Orange-footed Scrubfowl - common
4. Australian Brush-turkey – including race purpureicollis at Iron Range
5. Brown Quail – Covey of 6-8 birds at Julatten
6. Wandering Whistling-duck – 1 bird near Laura
7. Plumed Whistling-duck – 1000’s of birds in farmland near Atherton and at Hastie’s Swamp
8. Australian Wood Duck – Tinaroo and odd birds on Tablelands
9. Black Swan
10. Magpie Goose – 100’s of birds in farmland near Atherton and at Hastie’s Swamp. Odd birds elsewhere
11. Green Pygmy-goose – Mareeba Wetlands, Lake Mitchell, odd birds at other wetlands
12. Hardhead – Over 100 at Lake Barrine
13. Pacific Black Duck
14. Grey Teal – odd birds, not particularly common
15. Great Crested Grebe – Over 100 at Lake Barrine
16. Hoary-headed Grebe – 1 at Lake Barrine
17. Australasian Grebe – most wetlands
18. Darter – most wetlands
19. Great Cormorant – Lake Barrine and Tinaroo
20. Little Black Cormorant
21. Little Pied Cormorant
22. Australian Pelican
23. Great-billed Heron – Seen late afternoon from bridge near Daintree Village
24. White-necked Heron – wetlands on Tablelands
25. White-faced Heron
26. Pied Heron – Lockhart River sewerage treatment works
27. Cattle Egret
28. Little Egret
29. Eastern Reef Egret – Esplanade, Portland Roads, Lockhart Rover beach
30. Great Egret
31. Intermediate Egret
32. Nankeen Night Heron – Immature at Daintree Valley Haven
33. Striated Heron – Esplanade
34. Black Bittern – Daintree River cruise
35. Glossy Ibis – small numbers on wetlands including Lockhart River STW
36. Straw-necked Ibis
37. Australian White Ibis
38. Royal Spoonbill
39. Yellow-billed Spoonbill – not nearly as common as Royal
40. Black-shouldered Kite – odd birds on Tablelands and near Mossman, surprisingly scarce
41. Pacific Baza – pair near Mareeba Wetlands
42. Black Kite - abundant
43. Whistling Kite - abundant
44. Brahminy Kite – regular near coast
45. Red Goshawk – near Musgrave Station
46. Brown Goshawk – regularly seen
47. Osprey – common on wetlands on Tablelands, also Esplanade, Cairns harbour and Daintree
48. White-bellied Sea-eagle – Esplanade, Lake Barrine, Daintree and in dry creek bed near Musgrave
49. Wedge-tailed Eagle – odd birds soaring
50. Spotted Harrier – one bird near Atherton, one bird near Julatten
51. Brown Falcon
52. Nankeen Kestrel – odd birds, not abundant
53. Peregrine Falcon – Lockhart River, Julatten
54. Sarus Crane – flocks around in fields around Atherton, largest flock counted was 64 birds. Also 3 birds in wetland near Laura
55. Red-necked Crake – Daintree Valley Haven, birds seen under and around various boardwalks in Daintree NP on 5 occasions
56. Buff-banded Rail – common at Hastie’s Swamp and nearby grassy verges
57. Purple Swamphen – Hastie’s Swamp
58. Eurasian Coot – Lake Barrine
59. Australian Bustard – Maryfarms, fields near Atherton, road between Lakelands and Laura
60. Bush Stone-curlew – Cairns
61. Beach Stone-curlew – Esplanade
62. Latham’s Snipe – birds seen on Tablelands certainly this species, at least one bird at Lockhart River STW probably different species – Swinhoes?
63. Bar-tailed Godwit – Esplanade
64. Black-tailed Godwit – Esplanade
65. Eastern Curlew – Esplanade, Newell’s Beach
66. Whimbrel – Esplanade
67. Common Greenshank – Esplanade
68. Common Sandpiper – Esplanade, Lockhart River STW, Daintree River
69. Grey-tailed Tattler – Esplanade, Newell’s Beach
70. Terek Sandpiper – Esplanade
71. Asian Dowitcher – Esplanade
72. Ruddy Turnstone – Lockhart River beach
73. Great Knot – Esplanade
74. Red-necked Stint – Esplanade, Chilli Beach
75. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper – Esplanade, Lockhart River STW
76. Curlew Sandpiper – Esplanade
77. Comb-crested Jacana – most wetlands with lilypads
78. Pied Oystercatcher – Esplanade
79. Black-winged Stilt – Hastie’s Swamp
80. Pacific Golden Plover – Esplanade, Chilli Beach, Lockhart River beach
81. Grey Plover – Esplanade, Chilli Beach
82. Red-capped Plover – Esplanade, Chilli Beach
83. Lesser Sand Plover – Esplanade, Chilli Beach
84. Greater Sand Plover – Esplanade, Chilli Beach
85. Black-fronted Dotterel – Esplanade, Daintree River
86. Masked Lapwing
87. Silver Gull – Esplanade, small numbers at other beaches
88. Laughing Gull – Seen at Esplanade on most visits
89. Caspian Tern – Esplanade, Newell’s Beach
90. Gull-billed Tern – Esplanade, Chilli Beach
91. Crested Tern – most coastal locations
92. Lesser Crested Tern – Newell’s Beach
93. Little Tern – Cairn’s harbour, Newell’s Beach
94. Spotted Dove – around Cairns
95. Feral Pigeon – around Cairns, Mareeba, Atherton
96. Peaceful Dove – common most locations
97. Bar-shouldered Dove – common
98. Brown Cuckoo-dove – odd birds at most rainforest habitat visited
99. Topknot Pigeon – Lake Barrine and Eacham
100. Emerald Dove – common in rainforest habitat
101. Common Bronzewing – Artemis Station
102. Squatter Pigeon – 3 birds seen on edge of unsealed road out from Lakelands
103. Pied Imperial-Pigeon – common and prominent in most near coast areas
104. White-headed Pigeon – Lake Barrine, Mount Lewis, Rainforest Track (IR)
105. Superb Fruit-dove – Calling in most rainforest habitat, a number of good views in various parts of the Iron Range
106. Rose-crowned Fruit-dove – Calling, good views at Portland Roads and Old Coen Track
107. Wompoo Fruit-dove – Calling in most rainforest habitat, good views at Lake Barrine and on Daintree River cruise
108. Palm Cockatoo – always seen on flight, near Lockhart River, Airport and start of the Old Coen Track
109. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo – Artemis Station, Musgrave Station, Archer River and near Atherton
110. Galah – Musgrave Station, odd birds elsewhere – not abundant
111. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo – widespread and common
112. Rainbow Lorikeet – abundant
113. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet – Esplanade, Mt Molloy, Lake Barrine, Daintree River
114. Double-eyed Fig Parrot – race macleayana common and regularly heard and seen in Cairns, Daintree and on the Tablelands, race marshalli regularly heard and seen at rainforest locations in Iron Range
115. Eclectus Parrot – seen daily flying and screeching overhead, seen perched at Smuggler’s Tree and in tall rainforest on the entrance road
116. Red-cheeked Parrot – regularly seen flying and screeching overhead, good views had at Rainforest Track, Lockhart River STW and in tall rainforest on the entrance road
117. Red-winged Parrot – Mt Molloy, Musgrave, Archer River and elsewhere along road
118. Pale-headed Rosella – Mareeba, Musgrave
119. Golden-shouldered Parrot – Artemis Station, around 25 birds, awesome moment!!
120. Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo – heard often at Rainforest Track, no amount of crappy call imitation or whistling could bring them in
121. Shining Bronze-cuckoo – Hastie’s Swamp
122. Little Bronze-cuckoo – (Gould’s) Daintree River Cruise
123. Common Koel – heard around Cairns, seen at Atherton and Daintree
124. Channel-billed Cuckoo – Kingfisher Park and Daintree
125. Pheasant Coucal – regularly seen on Tablelands, Daintree and Iron Range
126. Sooty Owl – heard only several times at Kingfisher Park
127. Barn Owl – 2 birds seen at Kingfisher Park, some conjecture that they could be Masked Owl
128. Papuan Frogmouth – 2 birds at Kingfisher Park, bird on nest during Daintree River cruise, roadkilled bird near Cape Tribulation
129. Australian Owlet-nightjar – heard at Kingfisher Park and Iron Range
130. Large-tailed Nightjar – several birds seen and heard on road from Portland Roads to Lockhart River
131. Australian Swiftlet – common
132. Little Kingfisher – heard and untickable view on Daintree River cruise
133. Azure Kingfisher – Daintree River and Daintree Valley Haven
134. Laughing Kookaburra
135. Blue-winged Kookaburra – quite common
136. Forest Kingfisher – very common on wires
137. Collared Kingfisher – heard only in mangroves near Esplanade
138. Yellow-billed Kingfisher – heard only many times in Iron Range
139. Rainbow Bee-eater – common
140. Dollarbird – single birds near Portland Roads and Esplanade
141. Noisy Pitta – Cook’s Hut, Gordon’s Creek and Daintree NP
142. White-throated Treecreeper – Tablelands rainforest
143. Lovely Fairy Wren – Iron Range, Gillies Highway
144. Red-backed Fairy Wren – Iron Range, Big Mitchell Creek, Abattoir Swamp
145. Striated Pardalote – Mareeba Wetlands
146. Yellow-throated Scubwren – Mt Lewis
147. Fernwren – Mt Lewis
148. Large-billed Scrubwren – Kingfisher Park, Lake Barrine
149. Atherton Scrubwren – Mt Lewis, Mt Hypipamee
150. Tropical Scrubwren – common in most rainforest locations in Iron Range – can be quite secretive
151. Brown Gerygone – Mt Lewis, Lake Barrine, Mt Hypipamee
152. Large-billed Gerygone – Daintree River cruise, Centenary Lakes
153. Fairy Gerygone – Rainforest Track, Portland Roads, Chilli Beach, Daintree Valley Haven
154. Mountain Thornbill – Mt Lewis, Mt Hypipamee
155. Little Friarbird – Musgrave, Mareeba
156. Helmeted Friarbird – Cairns, Tablelands, Musgrave, Iron Range
157. Blue-faced Honeyeater
158. Noisy Miner – one bird only at Tinaroo
159. Lewin’s Honeyeater – quite common at Tableland’s rainforest locations
160. Yellow-spotted Honeyeater – Iron Range, Tablelands, Daintree
161. Graceful Honeyeater – Iron Range, Tablelands, Daintree
162. Bridled Honeyeater – Lake Eacham, Kingfisher Park, Mt Lewis, Mt Hypipamee
163. Yellow-faced Honeyeater – Hastie’s Swamp
164. Yellow Honeyeater – Esplanade, Musgrave, Iron Range
165. Varied Honeyeater – Esplanade, Cape Trib, Portland Roads
166. White-throated Honeyeater – Artemis Station, Archer River, Iron Range
167. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Hastie’s Swamp
168. White-streaked Honeyeater – Common and the dominant honeyeater species in flowering callistemon at the Pascoe River ford
169. Eastern Spinebill – Lake Barrine
170. Brown-backed Honeyeater – quite common and widespread, nesting on Daintree River
171. Macleay’s Honeyeater – quite common on Tableland’s rainforest locations especially Kingfisher Park and Lake Eacham
172. Tawny-breasted Honeyeater - first Iron Range special seen, ended up being quite common throughout the Iron Range area
173. Green-backed Honeyeater – at nest near the Portland Roads – Lockhart Rover junction, also seen Rainforest Camp, start of old Coen Track and Lockhart River STW
174. Banded Honeyeater – Single bird at Mareeba
175. Dusky Honeyeater – common, one of those distracting birds you think might be something else until you get a look at it
176. Scarlet Honeyeater – Lake Barrine, Kingfisher Park
177. Brown Honeyeater – common around Cairns and Daintree, odd birds elsewhere
178. Yellow-breasted Boatbill – Mt Lewis, Mt Hypipamee, Wongabel State Forest, Iron Range
179. Pale-yellow Robin – most Tableland’s rainforest locations, especially at Kingfisher Park
180. White-faced Robin – common rainforest bird in Iron Range
181. Mangrove Robin – 2 birds in mangroves at end of Esplanade, responded to my crappy whistles. Beware the sandflies!!!
182. Grey-headed Robin – common in Tableland’s rainforest locations
183. Chowchilla – Mt Lewis, Lake Barrine, Mt Hypipamee
184. Northern Scrub-robin – calling and seen very well at Cook’s hut toilet. Calling at start of Old Coen track
185. Grey-crowned Babbler – Artemis Station
186. Eastern Whipbird – Tableland’s rainforest locations
187. Grey Whistler – Rainforest Track, Mt Lewis
188. Golden Whistler – Mt Lewis
189. Rufous Whistler – heard often, seen at Pascoe River
190. Grey Shrike-Thrush – drier parts of Tablelands
191. Little Shrike-Thrush – common at most rainforest locations
192. Bower’s Shrike-Thrush – Mt Lewis and Mt Hypipamee
193. Black-winged Monarch – Single bird seen well on road near start of Old Coen Track
194. Spectacled Monarch – common in most rainforest locations. Race albiventris at Iron Range
195. White-eared Monarch – Gordons Creek
196. Frilled Monarch – Gordons Creek, tall rainforest on IR entrance road
197. Pied Monarch – common at Wongabel State Forest
198. Leaden Flycatcher – Big Mitchell Creek
199. Shining Flycatcher – Cook’s Hut, Daintree River and NP
200. Willie Wagtail
201. Rufous Fantail – Lake Barrine
202. Grey Fantail - quite common, several different races
203. Northern Fantail – Abattoir Swamp carpark
204. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike – seen regularly, not as common as white-bellied
205. White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike – seen regularly
206. Barred Cuckoo-shrike – Kingfisher Park and along IR entrance Road
207. White-winged Triller – Mt Carbine, Cairns
208. Varied Triller – Iron Range
209. Olive-backed Oriole – Cook’s Hut
210. Yellow Oriole – widespread and calling everywhere
211. Figbird – widespread
212. White-breasted Woodswallow – common on overhead wires
213. Black Butcherbird – Old Coen Track, Daintree, Centenary Lakes
214. Black-backed Butcherbird – common around Musgrave, Archer River
215. Pied Butcherbird – common inland
216. Magpie-lark
217. Australian Magpie – seen regularly but nowhere common like down south
218. Pied Currawong – seen on Development Road at a number of locations
219. Magnificent Riflebird - heard calling throughout IR, seen at most IR locations
220. Victoria’s Riflebird – Mt Lewis, Lake Barrine, Mt Hypipamee
221. Trumpet Manucode – heard and seen at most IR locations
222. Spangled Drongo – at times large flocks of these seen, probably migrating south
223. Torresian Crow – quite common inland, often on roadkill
224. Apostlebird – Mt Molloy, Mt Carbine,
225. Spotted Catbird – heard at Iron Range, seen Daintree, Kingfisher Park, Mt Lewis, Mt Hypipamee, Lake Barrine
226. Tooth-billed Bowerbird – Calling and displaying at Mt Lewis, Mt Hypipamee and Lake Barrine, allowed very close approach
227. Satin Bowerbird – nesting at Mt Hypipamee
228. Fawn-breasted Bowerbird – on wires at Lockhart River, also along road to Portland Roads and Chilli Beach
229. Great Bowerbird – common at inland locations, including well presented bower at Musgrave
230. Richard’s Pipit – Tablelands, Mossman
231. Singing Bushlark – single bird near Mossman
232. Double-barred Finch – Mareeba, Pascoe River, Artemis Station
233. Masked Finch – Artemis Station
234. Red-browed Finch – Kingfisher Park, Mareeba, Daintree
235. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin – Mareeba, Hastie’s Swamp, Mossman, Daintree valley
236. Nutmeg Mannikin – Esplanade
237. House Sparrow – Cairns, Mossman, Mareeba, Atherton
238. Yellow-bellied Sunbird – common, including in the main bar at the Mt Molloy pub J
239. Mistletoebird – Calling and seen often
240. Welcome Swallow
241. Tree Martin – good numbers in lowlands around Cairns
242. Fairy Martin – less than Tree Martin
243. Australian Reed-warbler – Mareeba Wetlands
244. Tawny Grassbird – Daintree River
245. Rufous Songlark – near Atherton, near Mossman
246. Golden-headed Cisticola – Daintree, Lockhart River, near Portland Roads
247. Zitting Cisticola – in grassland near the Lockhart River – Portland Roads turnoff
248. Silvereye –
249. Metallic Starling – regularly seen, the huge flocks coming in to the offshore islands at Chilli beach were definitely worth checking out
250. Common Myna – Cairns to Daintree
Mammals and Reptiles are not really my specialty but did try to keep some records of what I could identify.
Mammal List
- Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo - Mt Lewis Road
- Striped Possum - Kingfisher Park
- Northern Brown Bandicoot - Kingfisher Park, Daintree Valley
- Musky Rat Kangaroo - Lake Barrine
- Melomys species - Kingfisher Park
- Bush Rat - Kingfisher Park
- Agile Wallaby - not so agile at dodging traffic
- Flying Foxes - Cairns and Iron Range - unsure of species
- Lots of small bats
Reptiles
- Coastal Taipan - Iron Range
- Estuarine Crocodile - Daintree River, Trinity Inlet
- Eastern Water Dragon - Lake Eacham
- Saw-shelled Turtle - Lake Eacham
- Boyd's Forest Dragon - Curtain Tree Fig
- numerous other lizards and skinks
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