List of Species seen in the Red-Centre Sept/Oct 2004

Places visited

AS = Alice Springs, GH = Glen Helen, KB = Kunoth Bore, N = Newhaven  ORM = Ormiston Gorge

SC = Standley Chasm, SG = Simpson's Gap, TIL = Tilmouth Well

 

Birds

Asterisk (*) denotes probable breeding

 

  1. Emu  Dromaius novaehollandiae   TIL
  2. Australian Wood Duck  Chenonetta jubata   AS 
  3. Black Swan  Cygnus atratus   AS 
  4. Pacific Black Duck  Anas superciliosa  N AS 
  5. Grey Teal  Anas gracilis  N AS 
  6. Pink-eared Duck  Malacorhynchos membranaceus  N  
  7. Hardhead  Aythya australis  N AS 
  8. Australasian Grebe  Tachybaptus novaehollandiae  N AS 
  9. Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus N AS 
  10. Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus   GH
  11. Great Egret  Ardea alba    GH
  12. Little Egret Egretta garzetta  AS 
  13. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis  AS 
  14. White-faced heron  Ardea novaehollandiae  N  GH
  15. White-necked Heron  Ardea pacifica    GH
  16. Yellow-billed Spoonbill  Platalea flavipes  N  
  17. Straw-necked Ibis  Threskionis spinicollis  N AS 
  18. Spotted Harrier * Circus assimilis  N  
  19. Brown Goshawk  Accipiter fasciatus  N  
  20. Collared Sparrowhawk  Accipiter cirrhocephalus  N  
  21. Wedge-tailed Eagle  Aquila audax  N  
  22. Little Eagle  Hieraaetus morphnoides  N  
  23. Black Kite  Milvus migrans   AS 
  24. Whistling Kite  Haliastur sphenurus  N AS ORM
  25. Black-breasted Buzzard  Hamirostra melanosternon  N  
  26. Black-shouldered Kite  Elanus axillaris  N  
  27. Australian Hobby * Falco longipennis  N  
  28. Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus  N  SG GH
  29. Brown Falcon  Falco berigora  N  ORM
  30. Nankeen Kestrel  Falco cenchroides  N  ORM
  31. Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis  AS 
  32. Dusky Moorhen  Gallinula tenebrosa   
  33. Eurasian Coot  Fulica atra  N  
  34. Australian Bustard  Ardeotis australis  N  
  35. Little Button-quail  Turnix velox  N  
  36. Greenshank  Tringa nebularia  N  
  37. Marsh Sandpiper  Tringa stagnatilis  AS 
  38. Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos  N  
  39. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata  AS 
  40. Curlew Sandpiper  Calidris ferruginea N  
  41. Banded Lapwing * Vanellus tricolor  N  
  42. Red-capped Plover * Charadrius ruficapillus  N  
  43. Black-fronted Dotterel * Elseyornis melanops  N  
  44. Red-kneed Dotterel * Erythrogonys cinctus  N  
  45. Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus  N AS 
  46. Red-necked Avocet  Recurvirostra novaehollandiae   AS 
  47. Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica  AS 
  48. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus  AS 
  49. Caspian Tern  Sterna caspia   AS 
  50. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris  AS GH
  51. Peaceful Dove  Geopelia placida    ORM
  52. Diamond Dove  Geopelia cuneata  N  
  53. Crested Pigeon  Ocyphaps lophotes  N AS GH
  54. Major Mitchell's Cockatoo  Cacatua leadbeateri  N  
  55. Australian Ringneck  Barnardius zonarius  N AS ORM
  56. Mulga Parrot  Psephotus varius  N  
  57. Budgerigar  Melopsittacus undulatus  N  ORM
  58. Pallid Cuckoo  Cuculus pallidus  N  
  59. Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo  Chrysococcyx basalis  N  
  60. Southern Boobook  Ninox novaeseelandiae  N  
  61. Barn Owl  Tyto alba  N  
  62. Spotted Nightjar  Eurostopodus argus N  
  63. Red-backed Kingfisher  Todiramphus pyrrhopygia N  
  64. Sacred Kingfisher  Todiramphus sanctus   ORM
  65. Rainbow Bee-eater  Merops ornatus N  ORM
  66. Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata   ORM
  67. White-winged Fairy-wren  Malurus leucopterus N AS 
  68. Variegated Fairy-wren  Malurus lamberti N AS 
  69. Rufous-crowned Emu-wren  Stipiturus ruficeps N  
  70. Red-browed Pardalote  Pardalotus rubricatus N  ORM
  71. Striated Pardalote  Pardalotus striatus  TIL 
  72. Western Gerygone  Gerygone fusca N  ORM
  73. Weebill  Smicrornis brevirostris   ORM
  74. Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis N  ORM
  75. Slaty-backed Thornbill  Acanthiza robustirostris N  
  76. Chestnut-rumped Thornbill  Acanthiza uropygialis N KB 
  77. Yellow-rumped Thornbill  Acanthiza chrysorrhoa N  
  78. Southern Whiteface  Aphelocephala leucopsis N  
  79. Banded Whiteface  Aphelocephala nigricincta N  
  80. Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater  Acanthagenys rufogularis N  
  81. Black Honeyeater  Certhionyx niger N  
  82. Pied Honeyeater  Certhionyx variegatus N  
  83. White-fronted Honeyeater  Phylidonyris albifrons N  
  84. Brown Honeyeater  Lichmera indistincta N  
  85. Grey Honeyeater  Conopophila whitei   ORM?
  86. Singing Honeyeater  Lichenostomus virescens N  
  87. Grey-headed Honeyeater  Lichenostomus keartlandi N  SC
  88. White-plumed Honeyeater  Lichenostomus penicillatus  TIL AS ORM
  89. Yellow-throated Miner  Manorina flavigula N AS GH
  90. Crimson Chat  Ephthianura tricolor N  
  91. Orange Chat  Ephthianura aurifrons N  
  92. Red-capped Robin  Petroica goodenovii N KB 
  93. Hooded Robin  Melanodryas cucullata N  
  94. Grey-crowned Babbler  Pomatostomus temporalis N  ORM
  95. White-browed Babbler  Pomatostomus superciliosus N  
  96. Crested Bellbird  Oreoica gutturalis N  
  97. Rufous Whistler  Pachycephala rufiventris N  
  98. Grey Shrike-thrush  Colluricincla harmonica N  
  99. Magpie-Lark * Grallina cyanoleuca N  
  100. Willie Wagtail * Rhipidura leucophrys N  
  101. Ground Cuckoo-shrike  Coracina maxima  KB? 
  102. Black-Faced Cuckoo-shrike  Coracina novaehollandiae N AS GH
  103. White-winged Triller  Lalage sueurii N  
  104. Little Woodswallow Artamus minor N  SG
  105. Masked Woodswallow  Artamus personatus N  
  106. Black-faced Woodswallow  Artamus cinereus N AS 
  107. Pied Butcherbird  Cracticus nigrogularis N  
  108. Australian Magpie  Gymnorhina tibicen N  
  109. Torresian Crow  Corvus orru N  
  110. Little Crow  Corvus bennetti N  
  111. White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosternus  TIL 
  112. Tree Martin  Hirundo nigricans N  ORM
  113. Fairy Martin  Hirundo ariel N  ORM
  114. Richard's Pipit  Anthus novaeseelandiae N  
  115. Zebra Finch  Taeniopygia guttata N  ORM
  116. Painted Finch  Emblema pictum N  ORM
  117. Mistletoebird  Dicaeum hirundinaceum N  ORM
  118. Spinifexbird  Eremiornis carteri N  
  119. Brown Songlark  Cinclorhamphus cruralis N  
  120. Rufous Songlark  Cinclorhamphus mathewsi N  GH

 

Mammals
  1. Euro Macropus robustus N
  2. Black-footed Rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis Orm SG GH
  3. One-humped Camel Camelus dromedarius N
  4. Dingo Canis lupus dingo N
  5. Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus N

 

Reptiles
  1. Military Dragon Ctenophorus isolepis N
  2. Central Netted Dragon Ctenophorus nuchalis N
  3. Ctenophorus (clayi?) ORM
  4. Diporiphora (lalliae?) ORM
  5. Lerista (labialis?) N

 

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