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with Ian Burrows and Judy Davis as leader

NC B C D
Australasian Grebe 1 2 Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Little Black Cormorant 3 25 Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Pied Cormorant 3 20 Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Darter 1 1 2 Anhinga melanogaster
Great Egret 5 20 Egretta alba
Pied Heron 2 10 Egretta picata
Intermediate Egret 2 3 Egretta intermedia
Cattle Egret 4 100 Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron 2 2 Butorides striatus
Rufous (Nankeen) Night Heron 1 1 Nycticorax caledonicus
Australian Ibis 1 2 Threskiornis molucca
Spotted Whistling-Duck 2 19 Dendrocygnus guttata
Wandering Whistling-Duck 2 44 Dendrocygnus arcuata
Pacific Black Duck 2 20 Anas superciliosa
Pacific Baza 4 4 Aviceda subcristata
Long-tailed Honey-Buzzard E 8 4 Henicopernis longicauda
Black-shouldered Kite 1 1 Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite 6 15 Milvus migrans
Whistling Kite 5 2 Haliastur sphenurus
Brahminy Kite 11 6 Haliastur indicus
White-bellied Sea Eagle 2 2 Haliaeetus leucogaster
Eastern Marsh (Papuan) Harrier E 2 1 1 Circus spilonotus spilothorax
Variable Goshawk 3 2 4 Accipiter (novaehollandieae) hiogaster
Black-mantled Goshawk E 2 1 Accipiter melanochlamys
Grey-headed Goshawk E 1 1 Accipiter poliocephalus
Black-billed Brush-Turkey E 3 3 H Talegalla fuscirostris
Brown Quail 2 3 Coturnix ypsilophora
Buff-banded Rail 2 1 Rallus philippensis
Chestnut Forest-Rail E 2 3 Rallina rubra
White-browed Crake 1 3 Porzana cinerea
Dusky Moorhen 2 6 Gallinula tenebrosa
Purple Swamphen 4 100 Porphyrio porphyrio
Comb-crested Jacana 2 3 Irediparra gallinacea
Masked Lapwing 4 6 Vanellus miles
Pacific Golden Plover 1 12 Pluvialis fulva
Oriental Plover 1 1 Charadrius veredus
Whimbrel 1 1 Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper 3 4 Tringa hypoleucos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1 1 Calidris acuminata
Latham's Snipe 1 1 Gallinago hardwickii
Rock Pigeon I 3 12 Columba livia
Slender-billed (Brown) Cuckoo-Dove 8 8 Macropygia amboinensis
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove E 4 2 Macropygia nigrirostris
Great Cuckoo-Dove nE 4 2 Reinwardtoena reinwardtii
Peaceful Dove 2 7 Geopelia strata
Bar-shouldered Dove 1 1 Geopelia humeralis
Bronze Ground-Dove E 1 1 Gallicolumba beccarii
Southern Crowned Pigeon E 1 2 Goura scheepmakeri
Wompoo Fruit-dove 5 1 (H) Ptilinopus magnificus
Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove E 6 20 Ptilinopus perlatus
Ornate Fruit-Dove E 1 1 Ptilinopus ornatus
Superb Fruit-dove 4 2 Ptilinopus superbus
Beautiful Fruit-Dove E 1 1 H Ptilinopus pulchellus
Coroneted Fruit-Dove E 1 1 Ptilinopus coronulatus
White-breasted Fruit-Dove nE 3 3 Ptilinopus rivoli
Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove E 5 10 Ptilinopus iozonus
Dwarf Fruit-Dove E 3 3 Ptilinopus nanus
Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove E 1 3 Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon nE 3 4 Ducula rufigaster
Pinon Imperial-Pigeon E 2 6 Ducula pinon
Collared Imperial-Pigeon E 2 150 Ducula muelleri
Zoe Imperial Pigeon E 6 2 Ducula zoeae
Torresian Imperial Pigeon 2 6 Ducula spilorrhoa
Papuan Mountain Pigeon nE 8 40 Gymnophaps albertisii
Palm Cockatoo 1 11 Probosciger aterrimus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 3 4 Cacatua galerita
Dusky Lory E 1 50 Pseudeos fuscata
Yellow (Greater) Streaked Lory E 5 10 Chalcopsitta sintillata
Rainbow Lorikeet 7 16 Trichoglossus haematodus
Goldie's Lorikeet E 1 1 H Trichoglossus goldiei
Black-capped Lory E 6 10 Lorius lory
Red-flanked Lorikeet 5 10 Charmosyna placentis
Papuan Lorikeet E 2 4 Charmosyna papou
Plum-faced Lorikeet E 2 2 Oreopsittacus arfaki
Yellow-billed Lorikeet E 3 20 Neopsittacus musschenbroekii
Orange-billed Lorikeet E 2 6 Neopsittacus pullicauda
Yellow-capped Pygmy-Parrot E 2 2 Micropsitta keiensis
Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot nE 1 1 Micropsitta bruijnii
Orange-breasted Fig-Parrot E 5 7 Cyclopsitta gulielmiterti
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot 1 2 Cyclopsitta diopthalma
Brehm's Tiger-Parrot E 3 2 Psittacella brehmii
Red-cheeked Parrot 9 10 Geoffroyus geoffroyi
Eclectus Parrot 7 10 Eclectus roratus
Pesquet's (Vulturine) Parrot E 1 1 H Psittrichas fulgidus
Papuan King Parrot E 2 1 Alisterus chloropterus
Brush Cuckoo 9 5 (H) Cacomantis variolosus
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo 1 1 H Cacomantis castaneiventris
Long-billed Cuckoo E 2 1 H Rhamphomantis megarhynchus
Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 1 Chrysococcyx minutillus
Rufous-throated Bronze-Cuckoo E 1 1 Chrysococcyx ruficollis
White-crowned Koel E 2 1 H Caliechthrus leucolophus
Australian Koel 6 5 Eudynamys cyanocephala
Channel-billed Cuckoo 3 12 Scythrops novaehollandiae
Greater Black Coucal E 4 2 H Centropus menbeki
Pheasant Coucal 3 2 Centropus phasianinus
Greater Sooty Owl 1 1 Tyto tenebricosa
Jungle (Papuan) Hawk-Owl E 2 1 Ninox theomacha
Papuan Frogmouth 4 2 N Podargus papuensis
Feline Owlet-nightjar E 2 1 Aegotheles insignis
Barred Owlet-nightjar E 1 1 Aegotheles bennetti
Mountain Owlet-nightjar E 1 2 Aegotheles albertisi
Large-tailed Nightjar 2 2 N Caprimulgus macrurus
Papuan Nightjar E 1 1 Eurostopodus papuensis
Archbold's (Mountain) Nightjar E 1 1 Eurostopodus archboldi
Moustached Tree-swift 3 14 Hemiprocne mystacea
Uniform Swiftlet 6 100 Collocalia vanikorensis
Mountain Swiftlet E 6 25 Collocalia hirundinacea
Glossy Swiftlet 9 100 Collocalia esculenta
Papuan Needletail E 6 20 Mearnsia novaeguineae
Variable (Dwarf) Kingfisher 1 1 H Ceyx lepidus
Azure Kingfisher 3 2 Alcedo azurea
Common Paradise-Kingfisher E 1 2 Tanysiptera galatea
Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher E 2 3 Tanysiptera danae
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher 2 1 Tanysiptera sylvia
Hook-billed Kingfisher E 5 2 H Melidora macrorrhina
Shovel-billed Kookaburra E 1 1 H Clytoceyx rex
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra E 7 3 Dacelo gaudichaud
Blue-winged Kookaburra 1 3 Dacelo leachii
Sacred Kingfisher 3 3 Todiramphus sanctus
Forest Kingfisher 1 1 Todiramphus macleayii
Yellow-billed Kingfisher 6 2 (H) Syma torotoro
Mountain Yellow-billed Kingfisher E 2 1 H Syma megarhynchus
Rainbow Bee-eater 9 40 Merops ornatus
Dollarbird 7 50 Eurystomus orientalis
Blyth's Hornbill 5 14 Rhyticeros plicatus
Red-bellied (Blue-breasted) Pitta 1 1 H Pitta erythrogaster
Hooded Pitta 2 1 H Pitta sordida
Barn Swallow 1 1 Hirundo rustica
Pacific Swallow 10 25 Hirundo tahitica
Tree Martin 1 1 Hirundo nigricans
Australasian Pipit 2 2 Anthus novaeseelandiae
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike 2 2 Coracina papuensis
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike 5 200 Coracina novaehollandiae
Yellow-eyed Cuckoo-shrike 2 3 Coracina lineata
Boyer's Cuckoo-shrike E 4 2 Coracina boyeri
Papuan Cuckoo-shrike E 1 2 Coracina incerta
Grey-headed Cuckoo-shrike E 4 2 Coracina schisticeps
Golden Cuckoo-shrike E 1 1 Campochaera sloetii
White-winged Triller 1 1 Lalage sueurii
Varied Triller 7 3 Lalage leucomela
Pied Bushchat 6 7 Saxicola caprata
Island Thrush 3 10 Turdus poliocephalus
Northern Logrunner E 2 3 H Orthonyx novaeguineae
Painted Quail-Thrush E 2 1 H Cinclosoma ajax
Blue Jewel-Babbler E 3 2 Ptilorrhoa caerulescens
Chestnut-backed Jewel-Babbler E 1 2 H Ptilorrhoa castanotus
Spotted Jewel-Babbler E 1 1 H Ptilorrhoa leucosticta
Blue-capped Ifrita E 3 1 Ifrita kowaldi
New Guinea (Rufous) Babbler E 2 4 Pomatostomus isidorei
Tawny Grassbird 4 4 Megalurus timoriensis
Island Leaf-Warbler 2 6 Phylloscopus poliocephalus
Wallace's Fairy-wren E 1 1 Sipodotus wallacii
Emperor Fairy-wren E 4 4 Malurus cyanocephalus
White-shouldered Fairy-wren 2 1 Malurus alboscapulatus
Rusty Mouse-Warbler E 2 1 H Crateroscelis murina
Mountain Mouse-Warbler E 3 1 H Crateroscelis robusta
Pale-billed Scrub-Wren E 1 1 Sericornis spilodera
Large Scrub-Wren E 5 6 Sericornis nouhuysi
Buff-faced Scrub-Wren E 2 4 Sericornis perspicillatus
Papuan Scrub-Wren E 2 2 Sericornis papuensis
Yellow-bellied Gerygone E 2 2 Gerygone chrysogaster
Green-backed Gerygone 3 2 Gerygone chloronota
Fairy Gerygone 1 1 Gerygone palpebrosa
Brown-breasted Gerygone E 4 8 Gerygone ruficollis
Sooty Thicket-Fantail E 1 1 H Rhipidura threnothorax
White-bellied Thicket-Fantail E 3 2 (H) Rhipidura leucothorax
Rufous-backed Fantail E 2 1 Rhipidura rufidorsa
Dimorphic Fantail E 3 4 Rhipidura brachyrhyncha
Chestnut-bellied Fantail E 1 2 Rhipidura hyperythra
Friendly Fantail 5 6 Rhipidura albolimbata
Willie Wagtail 12 20 Rhipidura leucophrys
Black Monarch E 1 1 Monarcha axillaris
Spot-winged Monarch E 2 1 Monarcha guttulus
Golden Monarch E 1 4 Monarcha chrysomela
Frilled Monarch 7 8 Monarcha telescopthalmus
Yellow-breasted Boatbill 1 1 Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
Black-breasted Boatbill E 2 2 Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
Leaden Flycatcher 1 2 Myiagra rubecula
Shining Flycatcher 2 4 Myiagra alecto
Torrent Flycatcher E 1 2 Monachella muelleriana
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher 1 3 Microeca flavigaster
Canary Flycatcher E 2 1 Microeca papuana
White-faced Robin 1 1 Tregellasia leucops
Black-sided Robin E 2 1 Poecilodryas hypoleuca
Black-throated Robin E 1 1 Poecilodryas albonotata
Lesser Ground-Robin E 1 1 H Amalocichla incerta
White-winged Robin E 2 3 Peneothello sigillatus
Blue-grey Robin E 2 2 Peneothello cyanus
Sclater's Whistler E 2 3 Pachycephala soror
Regent Whistler E 1 2 Pachycephala schlegelii
Grey-headed Whistler 4 2 2 Pachycephala griseiceps
Brown-backed Whistler E 5 4 Pachycephala modesta
Black-headed Whistler E 1 1 Pachycephala monacha
Rufous-naped Whistler E 1 2 Pachycephala rufinucha
Rufous (Little) Shrike-Thrush 4 1 Colluricincla megarhynchus
Variable Pitohui E 2 2 Pitohui kirhocephalus
Hooded Pitohui E 4 6 Pitohui dichrous
White-bellied Pitohui E 1 2 H Pitohui incertus
Rusty Pitohui E 1 6 Pitohui ferrugineus
Red-capped (Papuan) Flowerpecker E 4 2 Dicaeum geelvinkianum
Yellow-bellied Longbill E 1 1 H Toxorhamphus novaeguineae
Dwarf (Grey-bellied) Honeyeater E 2 3 (H) Toxorhamphus iliolophus
Black Berrypecker E 1 1 Melanocharis nigra
Lemon-breasted Berrypecker E 2 2 Melanocharis longicauda
Fan-tailed Berrypecker E 2 1 Melanocharis versteri
Tit Berrypecker E 1 2 H Oreocharis arfaki
Crested Berrypecker E 3 5 Paramythia montium
Black Sunbird 6 8 Nectarinia aspasia
Black-fronted White-eye 2 20 Zosterops atrifrons
Capped (Wstn. Mountain) White-eye E 1 10 Zosterops fuscicapillus
New Guinea White-eye E 2 4 Zosterops novaeguineae
Helmeted (New Guinea) Friarbird 8 20 Philemon buceroides
Olive Straightbill E 1 4 Timeliopsis fulvigula
Green-backed Honeyeater 1 2 Glycichaera fallax
Red-throated Myzomela E 1 1 Myzomela eques
Mountain Myzomela E 1 1 Myzomela adolphinae
Red-collared Myzomela E 3 4 Myzomela rosenbergii
Spot-breasted Meliphaga E 1 1 Meliphaga mimikae
Puff-backed Honeyeater E 1 1 Meliphaga aruensis
Mimic Honeyeater E 4 4 Meliphaga analoga
Graceful Honeyeater 3 1 Meliphaga gracilis
Black-throated Honeyeater E 2 4 H Lichenostomus subfrenatus
Obscure Honeyeater E 1 1 H Lichenostomus obscurus
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater 2 3 Xanthotis flaviventer
White-throated Honeyeater 1 2 Melithreptus albogularis
Plain Honeyeater E 1 1 Pycnopygius ixoides
Streak-headed Honeyeater E 4 1 Pycnopygius stictocephalus
Rufous-backed Honeyeater E 2 1 Ptiloprora guisei
Black-backed Honeyeater E 3 4 Ptiloprora perstriata
Long-billed Honeyeater E 1 1 H Melilestes megarhynchus
Belford's Melidectes E 5 20 Melidectes belfordi
Yellow-browed Melidectes E 1 2 Melidectes rufocrissalis
Ornate Melidectes E 1 2 Melidectes torquatus
Smoky Honeyeater E 5 30 Melipotes fumigatus
Rufous-banded Honeyeater 3 12 Conopophila albogularis
Blue-faced Parrot-Finch 4 10 Erythrura trichroa
Papuan Parrot-Finch E 1 2 Erythrura papuana
Mountain Firetail E 2 1 Oreostruthus fuliginosus
Grey-headed Munia E 2 100 Lonchura caniceps
Hooded Munia E 6 80 Lonchura spectabilis
Chestnut-breasted Munia 1 45 Lonchura castaneothorax
House Sparrow I 2 50 Passer domesticus
Singing Starling NE 2 2 Aplonis cantoroides
Metallic Starling 8 200 Aplonis metallica
Yellow-eyed Starling E 1 5 Aplonis mystacea
Golden Myna E 1 8 Mino anais
Yellow-faced Myna E 9 16 Mino dumontii
Brown Oriole E 7 2 Oriolus szalayi
Green Figbird 2 20 Sphecotheres viridis
Long-tailed Shrike 3 2 Lanius schach
Spangled Drongo 8 10 Dicrurus bracteatus
White-breasted Wood-Swallow 7 3 Artamus leucorhynchus
Great Wood-swallow E 5 13 Artamus maximus
Lowland Peltops E 3 4 Peltops blainvillii
Mountain Peltops E 2 3 Peltops montanus
Hooded Butcherbird E 6 10 Cracticus cassicus
Black-backed Butcherbird 3 4 Cracticus mentalis
Black Butcherbird 2 1 H Cracticus quoyi
Macgregor's Bowerbird E 1 1 Amblyornis macgregoriae
Flame Bowerbird E 1 1 Sericulus aureus
Yellow-breasted Bowerbird E 1 1 Chlamydera lauterbachi
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird 2 12 Chlamydera cerviniventris
Lesser Melampitta E 1 1 Melampitta lugubris
Crested Bird-of-Paradise E 3 3 Cnemophilus macgregorii
Loria's Bird-of-Paradise E 1 1 Cnemophilus loriae
Glossy-mantled Manucode E 4 4 Manucodia atra
Crinkle-collared Manucode E 1 2 Manucodia chalybata
Trumpet Manucode 6 4 Manucodia keraudrenii
Short-tailed Paradigalla E 1 1 Paradigalla brevicauda
Magnificent Riflebird E 5 3 1 (H) Ptiloris magnificus
Eastern Riflebird E 5 2 2 (H) Ptiloris intercedens
Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise E 2 3 Seleucidis melanoleuca
Black Sicklebill E 2 2 Epimachus fastuosus
Brown Sicklebill E 3 6 Epimachus meyeri
Ribbon-tailed Astrapia E 4 10 Astrapia mayeri
Princess Stephanie's Astrapia E 5 5 Astrapia stephaniae
Superb Bird of Paradise E 3 4 Lophorina superba
Lawes' Parotia E 4 2 Parotia lawesii
King-of-Saxony Bird of Paradise E 2 3 Pteridophora alberti
King Bird of Paradise E 3 2 Cicinnurus regius
Greater Bird of Paradise E 4 10 Paradisaea apoda
Raggiana Bird of Paradise E 6 8 Paradisaea raggiana
Blue Bird of Paradise E 2 3 Paradisaea rudolphi
Grey (Bare-eyed) Crow E 3 8 Corvus orru tristis
Torresian Crow 3 30 Corvus orru

Mammals

Speckled Dasyure 1 1 Neophascogale lorentzii
Agile Wallaby 2 1 Macropus agilis