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A selection of birds seen around the Portland Roads area of Cape York, Australia
"Stacks of fish.....fantastic locals.....the best location....lots of insects.....but NOT at all hot.
300 birds including 5 new ones and thoroughly recommended for the adventureous. We've been in the dry but the wet is better.
Dipped on the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird...so will have to come back one day!"
- Bill Moorehead Qld
- PH — Portland House itself including flying over from verandah!
- IR — Rainforest in Iron Range and surrounding drier forest
- OR — Outer Reef and some inner reefs
- CB — Chili Beach
| Southern Cassowary |
Casuarius casuarius |
IR |
| Australian Brush-Turkey |
Alectura lathami |
PH,IR,CB |
| Orange-footed Scrubfowl |
Megapodius rienwardt |
PH,IR |
| Plumed Whistling Duck |
Dendrocygna eytoni |
IR |
| Magpie Goose |
Anseranas semipalmata |
IR |
| Pacific Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
IR |
| Darter |
Anhinga melanogaster |
PH,CB |
| Little Black Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
CB |
| Little Pied Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos |
PH |
| Lesser Frigatebird |
Fregata ariel |
PH,OR |
| Greater Frigatebird |
Fregata minor |
PH,OR |
| Black-necked Stork |
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
PH,CB |
| White-faced Heron |
Egretta novaehollandiae |
IR |
| Eastern Reef Heron |
Egretta sacra |
PH,IR,CB |
| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
CB |
| Cattle Egret |
Ardea ibis |
IR |
| Nankeen Night Heron |
Nycticorax caledonicus |
PH,IR |
| Striated Heron |
Butorides striatus |
PH |
| Black Bittern |
Ixobrychus flavicollis |
PH,IR |
| Australian White Ibis |
Threskiornis molucca |
IR |
| Straw-necked Ibis |
Threskiornis spinicollis |
IR |
| Pacific Baza |
Aviceda subcristata |
IR |
| Black Kite |
Milvis migrans |
PH,IR |
| Brahminy Kite |
Haliastor indus |
PH, CB |
| Whistling Kite |
Haliastor sphenerus |
PH |
| Collared sparrowhawk |
Accipiter cirrhocephalus |
PH |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
PH,CB |
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle |
Haliaeetus Leucogaster |
CB |
| Nankeen Kestrel |
Falco cenchroides |
IR |
| Buff-banded Rail |
Gallirallus philippensis |
OR |
| Australian Bustard |
Ardeotis australis |
IR |
| Bush Stone-Curlew |
Burhinus grallarius |
IR |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
Esacus neglectus |
CB |
| Red-backed Button-Quail |
Turnic velox |
IR |
| Eastern Curlew |
Numenius madagascariensis |
PH |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
PH,CB |
| Common Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
PH,CB |
| Grey-tailed Tattler |
Heteroscelus brevipes |
PH |
| Wandering Tattler |
Heteroscelus incanus |
CB |
| Red-necked Stint |
Calidris ruficollis |
CB |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
Calidris acuminata |
CB |
| Pacific Golden Plover |
Pluvialis fulva |
CB |
| Red-capped Plover |
Charadrius ruficapillus |
CB |
| Lesser Sand Plover |
Charadrius mongulus |
CB |
| Large Sand Plover |
Charadrius leschenaultii |
CB |
| Pied Oystercatcher |
Haematopus longirostris |
CB |
| Masked Lapwing |
Vanellus miles |
PH,CB |
| Silver Gull |
Larus novaehollandiae |
PH,CB |
| Caspian Tern |
Sterna caspia |
CB,OR |
| Crested Tern |
Sterna bargii |
PH,OR |
| Black-naped tern |
Sterna sumatrana |
CB,OR |
| Bridled Tern |
Sterna anaethetus |
PH,OR |
| Common Noddy |
Anous stolidus |
OR |
| Peaceful Dove |
Geopelia striata |
PH,IR |
| Brown Cuckoo-Dove |
Macropygia amboinensis |
PH,IR |
| Emerald Dove |
Chalcopheps indica |
IR,CB |
| Crested Pigeon |
Ocyphaps lophotes |
PH,CB,IR |
| Pied Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula bicolor |
PH,CB,IR |
| Superb Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus superbus |
IR |
| Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus regina |
PH,CB,IR |
| Wompoo Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus magnificus |
IR |
| Palm Cockatoo |
Probosciyer aterrimus |
PH,IR |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
Calyptorynchus banksii |
IR |
| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Cacatua galerita |
PH,IR,CB |
| Rainbow Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus haematodus |
PH,IR,CB |
| Scaly-breasted Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus |
PH,IR |
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
Cyclopsitta diophthalma |
PH,IR |
| Eclectus Parrot |
Eclectus roratus |
IR |
| Red-cheeked Parrot |
Geoffroyus roratus |
IR |
| Red-winged Parrot |
Aprosmictus eruthropterus |
IR |
| Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
Cacomantis flabelliformis |
IR |
| Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo |
Cacomantis castaneiventris |
IR |
| Palid Cuckoo |
Cuculus pallidus |
IR |
| Shining Bronze-Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx lucidus |
IR |
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx minutillus |
IR |
| Common Koel |
Eudynamys scolopacea |
PH,IR |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
Scythrops novaehollandiae |
PH |
| Pheasant Coucal |
Centropus phasianinus |
PH,IR |
| Rufous Owl |
Ninox rufa |
IR |
| Southern Boobook |
Ninox novaeseelandiae |
PH |
| Marbled Frogmouth |
Podargus ocellatus |
IR |
| Papuan Frogmouth |
Podargus papuensis |
PH,IR |
| Large-tailed Nightjar |
Caprimulgus macrurus |
PH,IR |
| White-rumped Swiftlet |
Collocalia spodiopygius |
PH,IR |
| Little Kingfisher |
Alcedo pusilla |
IR |
| Laughing Kookaburra |
Dacelo novaeguineae |
PH,IR |
| Blue-winged Kookaburra |
Dacelo leachii |
PH,IR |
| Forest Kingfisher |
Todiramphus macleayii |
PH,IR |
| Collared Kingfisher |
Todiramphus chloris |
PH |
| Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher |
Tanysiptera sylvia |
PH,IR,CB |
| Yellow-billed Kingfisher |
Syma torotoro |
IR |
| Rainbow Bee-eater |
Merops ornatus |
PH,IR |
| Dollarbird |
Eurystomus orientalis |
PH,IR,CB |
| Red-bellied Pitta |
Pitta erythrogaster |
PH,IR |
| Noisy Pitta |
Pitta versicolor |
PH,IR |
| Lovely Fairy-wren |
Malunus amabilis |
IR |
| Red-backed Fairy-wren |
Malunus melanocephalus |
IR |
| Striated Pandalote |
Pandalotus punctatus |
IR |
| Tropical Scrub-wren |
Sericomis beccarii |
IR,PH |
| Large-billed Gerygone |
Gerygone magnirostris |
PH,CB |
| Fairy Gerygone |
Gerygone palpebrosa |
IR,PH |
| White-throated Gerygone |
Gerygone olivacea |
IR |
| Noisy Friarbird |
Philemon corniculatus |
IR |
| Helmeted Friarbird |
Philemon buceroides |
PH |
| Blue-faced Honeyeater |
Entomyzon cyanotis |
PH,IR |
| Yellow-spotted Honeyeater |
Meliphaga notata |
PH,IR,CB |
| Varied Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus versicolor |
PH |
| White-throated Honeyeater |
Melithreptus albogularis |
IR |
| White-streaked Honeyeater |
Trichodere cockerelli |
IR |
| Brown-backed Honeyeater |
Ramsayornis modestus |
IR |
| Tawny-breasted Honeyeater |
Xanthotis flaviventer |
PH,IR,CB |
| Green-backed Honeyeater |
Glycichaera fallax |
IR |
| Red-headed Honeyeater |
Myzomela erythrocephala |
PH |
| Brown Honeyeater |
Lichmera indistincta |
PH,IR |
| Yellow-legged Flycatcher |
Microeca griseoceps |
IR |
| Yellow-breasted Boatbill |
Machaerirhynchus flaviventer |
IR |
| White-faced Robin |
Tregellasia leucops |
IR |
| White-browed Robin |
Poecilodryas superciliosa |
IR |
| Northern Scrub-robin |
Drymodes superciliaris |
IR |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
Pomatostomus temporalis |
IR |
| Mangrove Golden Whistler |
Pachycephala melanura |
IR |
| Grey Shrike-thrush |
Colluricincla harmonica |
PH,IR |
| Little Shrike-thrush |
Colluricincla megarhyncha |
PH,IR |
| Black-winged Monarch |
Monarcha frater |
IR |
| Spectacled Monarch |
Monarcha trivirgatus |
IR |
| White-eared Monarch |
Monarcha leucotis |
IR |
| Frilled Monarch |
Arses telescophthalmus |
IR |
| Broad-billed Flycatcher |
Myiagra ruficollis |
PH |
| Leaden Flycatcher |
Myiagra rubecula |
PH,IR |
| Shining Flycatcher |
Myiagra alecto |
PH,IR |
| Willie Wagtail |
Rhipidura leucophrys |
PH,IR |
| Rufous Fantail |
Rhipidura rufifrons |
IR |
| Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
Coracina novaehollandiae |
IR |
| White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike |
Coracina papuensis |
IR |
| White-winged Triller |
Lalage sueurii |
IR |
| Varied Triller |
Lalage leucomela |
PH,IR,CB |
| Yellow Oriole |
Oriolus flavocinctus |
PH,IR,CB |
| Olive-backed Oriole |
Oriolus sagittatus |
IR |
| Figbird |
Sphecotheres viridis |
PH,IR,CB |
| White-breasted Woodswallow |
Artamus leucorynchus |
PH,IR,CB |
| Black Butcherbird |
Cracticus quoyi |
IR |
| Pied Butcherbird |
Cracticus nigrogularis |
IR |
| Magpie Lark |
Grallina cyanoleuca |
PH,CB |
| Australian Magpie |
Gymnorhina tibicen |
PH,IR |
| Pied Currawong |
Strepera graculina |
PH,IR |
| Magnificent Riflebird |
Ptiloris magnificus |
IR |
| Trumpet Manucode |
Manucodia keraudrenii |
IR |
| Spangled Drongo |
Dicrurus bracteatus |
PH,IR,CB |
| Torresian Crow |
Corvus orru |
PH,IR |
| Spotted Catbird |
Ailuroedus melanotis |
IR |
| Fawn-breasted Bowerbird |
Clamydera cerviniventris |
PH,IR |
| Great Bowerbird |
Clamydera nuchalis |
IR |
| Richard's Pipit |
Anthus novaeseelandiae |
IR |
| Double-barred Finch |
Taeniopygia bichenouii |
IR |
| Chestnut-breasted Mannikin |
Lonchura castaneothorax |
IR |
| Yellow-bellied Sunbird |
Nectarinia jugularis |
PH,IR,CB |
| Mistletoebird |
Dicaeum hirundinaceum |
PH,IR,CB |
| Welcome Swallow |
Hirundo neoxena |
PH,IR |
| Fairy Martin |
Hirudo ariel |
IR |
| Tree Martin |
Hirundo nigricans |
IR |
| Golden-headed Cisticola |
Cisticola exilis |
IR |
| Metallic Starling |
Aplonis metallica |
PH,IR,CB |

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