CCK

Date: 13-26 Mar 2015
Location: 1. Cairns (Mainly in Atherton Tableland, Daintree and Cairns City) 2. Sydney (Blue Mountain and Olympic park)

Cairns

Rainbow Bee-eater@Cairns City
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Victoria's Riflebird (Male) @Lake Eacham where is highland rainforest.
It is one of three species of the bird of paradise in Australia. It is common in the Atherton Tableland but is very shy bird.

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Victoria's Riflebird (Female)
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo@ Atherton City
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Rainbow Lorikeet@ Atherton City
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Rufous Fantail@Lake Eacham
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Sacred Kingfisher@Daintree River
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Forest Kingfisher@Daintree River
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Helmeted Friarbird@Daintree River
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Australasian Darter@Daintree River
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Welcome Swallow@Daintree River
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Lathams Snipe@Daintree
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Black Butcherbird@Daintree
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Little Pied Cormorant@Daintree River
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Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher@Mossman Gorge
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Cicadabird @Lake Eacham
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Yellow-breasted Boatbill@Lake Eacham
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White-headed Pigeon@Lake Eacham
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Pied-necked Monarch@Lake Eacham
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Pale-yellow Robin@Lake Eacham
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Red-browed Finch@Lake Eacham
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Wompoo fruit-dove@Cathedral Fig Tree
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Plumed Whistling-duck@Hasties Swamp
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Comb-cresed Jacana@Cattana Wetland
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Australian Brush-turkey@Kuranda
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Spotted Catbird@Kuranda
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Sydney
Galah@Olympic Park
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Purple Swamphen@Olympic Park
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Crested Pigeon@Olympic Park
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Masked Lapwing@Olympic Park
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Australian White Ibis@Olympic Park
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White-faced Heron@Olympic Park
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Australia Pelican@Olympic Park
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Super Fairy-wren@Olympic Park


White-Headed Stilt@Olympic Park
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Superb Fairy-wren@Olympic Park
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Red Wattlebird@Blue Mountain
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New Holland Honeyeater@Blue Mountain
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Superb Lyrebird(Male) @Blue Mountain
It was very lucky to see the male Superb Lyrebird display and dance.
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Video: https://youtu.be/vzGswJGSmeY

Superb Lyrebird (Female) @Blue Mountain
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Pacific Black Duck@Blue Mountain
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White-throated Treecreeper@Royal National Park
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Red-browed Treecreeper@Royal National Park
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Johnson
28/3/2015

[ Last edited by CCK at 29/03/2015 15:30 ]

cywong

Thanks for sharing. Stunning photos of Superb Lyrebird!

tmichael

There are some great pictures here - I love Aussie birds! - but there's one mislabeled.

The one marked 'Brown Cuckoo-Dove'is a male Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris.

I must get down there in their summer/our winter - there are a couple of birds here I didn't get on a July trip a few years back.

CCK

tmichael,

Thanks for your identification.
Yes! I love the Aussie birds and the habitats too. What are your target birds?

I missed the Southern Cassowary, Noisy Pitta and many Bowerbirds this trip.

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Original posted by tmichael at 28/03/2015 19:32
There are some great pictures here - I love Aussie birds! - but there's one mislabeled.

The one marked 'Brown Cuckoo-Dove'is a male Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris.

I must get down there in their  ...

tmichael

Going in July, I was not able to get the Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (on its 'winter hols'in PNG at the time) or Latham's Snipe (on its 'summer hols' in Japan at the time).

I still need to see Superb Lyrebird too, as well as about 250 other species!