BIRDS

This is a comprehensive list of all birds that I have seen and photographed along the Petersons Creek walk or the adjoining streets within 100 mtrs of the Creek.
They are presented in taxonomic order and I have in the main followed “Field Guide to Birds of North Queensland” a photographic guide by Phil Gregory and Jun Matsui.
Most are common although some quite rare in this locality.
I added a Fairly Gerigone this morning which I see frequently as one enjoys pecking at one of our windows which has reflective film on the inside. I have seen them along the walk several times but today was my first opportunity to capture an image.
This should give you something to aim for. Good Luck!

GALLIFORMES
Megapodiae
Australian Bush Turkey. Alectura lathami

Orange-footed Scrubfowl. Megapodius reinwardt

ANESRIFORMES
Anseranatidae
Magpie Goose. Anseranas semipalmata


Anatidae Ducks, Geese and Swans
Plumed Whistling Duck. Denrocygna eytoni

Pacific Black Duck. Anas superciliosa

CICONIIFORMES
Storks
Black-necked Stork. Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Jabiru. Seen only once from the road on the Creek Bank above Highway Bridges

PELICANIFORMES Ibis and Spoonbills
Threskiornithidae
Australian White Ibis. Threskiornis molucca


Straw-necked Ibis. Threskiornis spinicollis

In Paddock next to Car Park

ARDEIDAE Herons, Bitterns & Egrets

Eastern Cattle Egret. Bubilcus coromandus

Cattle Egrets with young heifer.

PHALACROCORACIDAE
Cormorants
Little Black Cormorant. Phalacrocorax sulcrostris

ANHINGIDAE
Darters
Australasian Darter. Anhinga novaehollandiae



ACCIPITRIFORMES
Accipitridae Hawks, Eagles and allies

Black Kite. Milvus migrans

Often seen flying or soaring over the Creek

Whistling Kite. Haliastur sphenurus

More obvious pale markings on underside of wing and tail rounded rather than forked. Seen mainly when ducks are plentiful along the Creek.

Pacific Baza. Aviceda subcristata

Quite common at some seasons of the year

Brown Goshawk. Accipter fasciatus didimus

Seen on one occasion at The Other Side

CHARADRIIFORMES
Burhinidae. Stone-curlews
Bush Stone-curlew. Burhinus grallarius

Often seen near Car Park or in the Paddock

Charadriidae. Plovers
Masked Lapwing. Vanellus miles miles

Bunya Street or the Paddock near the Car Park

GRUIFORMES
Rallidae. Crakes, Rails, Moorhens and Coots
Buff-banded Rail. Gallirallus philippensis

Several locations along the Creek Walk

Australasian Swamphen. Porphyrio melanotus

Paddock near the Car Park



Gruidae. Cranes
Sarus Crane. Grus antigone
Brolga. Grus rubicunda

Between June and October seen flying along the line of the Creek. Often in mixed flocks and very difficult to distinguish in flight. Make loud honking noise in flight and often heard before seen

COLUMBIFORMES
Columbidae. Pigeons and Doves
White-headed Pigeon. Columba leucomela

Wet season visitor


Brown Cuckoo-Dove. Macropygia phasanella

Favours larger trees. Often in small groups

Pacific Emerald Dove. Chalophaps longirostris

Male. Female is duller and bill is more yellow than red.

Crested Pigeon. Ocyphaps lophotes

Mainly seen along Bunya Street

Peaceful Dove. Geopelia placida

With Crested Pigeons on TV antenna.

Bar-shouldered Dove. Geopelia humaralis

Wompoo Fruit dove. Megaloprepia magnificus

Wompoo Fruit-Dove. Several locations along the Walk

CUCULIFORMES
Cuculidae. Cuckoos
Eastern Koel. Eudynamys orientalis

Female Koel. Male is uniformly black with. Eyes are red in both.


Channel-billed Cuckoo. Scythrops novaehollandiae

Tall trees along Bunya Street

Shining Bronze Cuckoo. Chrysococcyx lucidus

At Log Jam Peninsula

Little Bronze Cuckoo. Chrysococcyx minutillus

Male with red eye ring


Fan-tailed Cuckoo. Cacomantis flabelliformis


Oriental Cuckoo. Cuculus optatus

Female of rare hepatic morph.

STRIGIFORMES
Strigidae. Owls
Barking Owl. Ninox connivens

Seen at 11 am one morning

APODIFORMES
Coraciidiae. Rollers
Oriental Dollarbird. Eurystomus orientalis

Seems to favour high bare poles. Summer migrant and can be in small flocks

Meropidae. Bee-eaters
Rainbow Bee-eater. Merops ornatus

Spectacular Birds



Alcedinidae. Kingfishers
Laughing Kookaburra. Dacelo novaeguineae

Often heard along the Creek Walk but easier to see in Bunya Street

Forest Kingfisher. Todiramphus macleayii

Forest Kingfisher – Todiramphus macleayii. Not often seen.

Sacred Kingfisher. Todirampahus sanctus

Along Bunya Street

Little Kingfisher. Ceyx pusillus

Tiny Kingfisher seen at The Narrows

FALCONIFORMES
Falconidae. Falcons
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis

In tall trees on vacant lot next to Medical Centre

PSITTACIFORMES
Cacatuidae. Cockatoos
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Cacatua galerita

Often seen on the wing or sometimes as a flock in tall conspicuous trees



Psittaculidae. Old World Parrots
Rainbow Lorikeet. Trichoglossus mollucanus

Seen occasionally along Creek but common along Bunya Street


Scaly – breasted Lorikeet. Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus

Occasionally along Creek Walk. More common along Bunya Street


Pale-headed Rosella. Platycerus adscitus

More likely seen on Bunya St or neighboring streets


Australian King Parrot. Alisterus scapularis

Sometimes seen along Walk when trees fruiting

PASSERIFORMES
Ptilonorhynchidae. Bowerbirds
Spotted Catbird. Ailuroedus maculosus

Seen quite frequently anywhere along the Walk

MELIPHAGIDAE. Honeyeaters
Dusky Honeyeater. Myzomela obscura

Very common. Often in flocks of mixed birds seeking insects


Scarlet Honeyeater. Myzomela sanguinolenta

Male bird. Usually when Lilly Pilly or Bottlebrush are in flower. Female general brown colour with some red around face

Brown Honeyeater. Lichmera indistincta

Very common in all areas. sometims with mixed flocks and around flowers

White-cheeked Honeyeater. Phylidonyris niger

Macleay’s Honeyeater. Xanthotis macleayana

Seen when trees in flower

Hornbill Friarbird. Philemon yorki

Seen frequently along Bunya Street

Blue-faced Honeyeater. Entomyzon cyanotis

Sometimes seen along Penda and adjoining street

Yellow-faced Honeyeater. Caligavis chrysops

Often seen along Creek Walk

Yellow Honeyeater. Stomioptera flava

Uncommon visitor to Bunya Street

Lewin’s Honeyeater. Meliphaga lewinii

Common along Creek Walk and around Village



ACANTHIZIDAE. Scrubwrens, Gerygones and Thornbills
Atherton Scrubwren. Sericornis keri

Seen once along Petersons Creek

Large-billed Gerygone. Gerygone magnirostris

Not often seen and rappid movements make it hard to photograph.

Fairy Gerigone. Gerygone palprebosa

Often seen. Rarely photographed

CAMPEPHAGIDAE. Cuckooshrikes and trillers
Black-faced Cuckooshrike. Coracina novaehollandiae

Seen along Walk and on nearby streets

Barred Cuckooshrike. Coracina lineata

Quite common. Often in small family groups

White-bellied Cuckooshrike. Coracina papuensis

Less common than Barred but seen frequently.

Varied Triller. Lalage leucomela

Male race yorki. Usually around Platypus Bend. Singly or in mixed flocks of birds
This is the common race of the Varied Triller frequently seen along the Creek

ARTAMIDAE. Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Magpies and Currawongs
Pied Currawong. Strepera graculina

Common around village. sometimes along Creek Walk

PACHYCEPHALIDAE. Whistlers and Shrikethrushes
Rufous Whistler. Pachycephala rufiventris

Rufous Whistler – seasonally common in Spring

Rufous Shrikethrush. Colluricincla megarhyncha

Rufous Shrikethrush on nest near Viewing Platform. Common

ORIOLIDAE. Old World Orioles

Australasian Figbird. Sphecotheres flaviventris

Male. Common nesting in summer near Nick’s Pizzeria. Large flocks later in year
Female Figbird

Olive-backed Oriole. Oriolus sagittatus

Bunya Street


DICRURIDAE. Drongos
Spangled Drongo. Dicrurus bracteatus

Eating a cicada. Along the Walk and nearby streets


RHIPIDURIDAE . Fantails
Willie Wagtail. Rhipidura leucophrys

Common along the Walk

Rufous Fantail. Rhipidura rufifrons

Sighted once at the Narrows



MONARCHIDAE. Monarchs
Spectacled Monarch. Symposiachrus trivirgatus

Immature

Black-faced Monarch. Monarcha melanopsis

Petersons Creek

Pied Monarch. Arses kaupi

Petersons Creek

Magpie-lark. Grallina cyanoleuca

More common along Bunya Street


MYIAGRIDAE. Satiny Flycatchers
Leaden Flycatcher. Myiagra rubecula

Male – Petersons Creek
Leaden Flycatcher Female – Petersons Creek

PARADISAEIDAE. Birds of Paradise
Victoria’s Riflebird. Ptiloris victoriae

Female at Platy’s Pool

PETROICIDAE. Australasian Robins
Pale-yellow Robin. Treggelasia capito

Friendly little bird and not frightened by people

Eastern Yellow Robin. Eopsaltria australis

Eastern Yellow Robin – Quite common Winter and Spring


HIRUNDINIDAE. Swallows and Martins
Welcome Swallow. Hirundo neoxena

On power line outside The Doctor House

ZOSTEROPIDAE. White-eyes
Silvereye. Zosterops lateralis

Silvereye in Poinciana tree on vacant lot next to Medical Centre

STURNIDAE. Starlings and Mynas
Metallic Starling. Aplonis metallica

Occasional migratory flocks esp along Bunya Street.

Common Mynah. Acridotheres tristis – introduced

Don’t normally record images ot tese


DICAEIDAE. Flowerpeckers
Mistletoebird. Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Regularlt peck on one of our windows along Bunya Street

NECTARINIIDAE. Sunbirds
Olive-backed Sunbird. Cinnyris jugularis

Male bird at rear of Quincan Cafe

PASSERIDAE. Sparrows
House Sparrow. Passer domesticus – introduced

Common along Bunya Street

ESTRILIDAE. Grass-finches
Red-browed Finch. Neochmia temporalis

Common along Bunya Atreet


Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. Lonchura castaneothorax

Mannikin Finch. Bunya Street and along Walk