Zoochat Big Year 2024

[Ituri]

Disregard my previous posts I’m re-entering my list.


BIRDS


1 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis

2 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis

3 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos

4 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto

5 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis

6 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

7 American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

8 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

9 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus

10 Downy Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescens

11 Hairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosus

12 Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus

13 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus

14 Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata

15 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos

16 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus

17 Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor

18 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

19 Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis

20 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus

21 American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea

22 Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis

23 Harris's Sparrow - Zonotrichia querula

24 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis

25 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

26 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii

27 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Corthylio calendula

28 White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis

29 Brown Creeper - Certhia americana

30 Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus

31 American Robin - Turdus migratorius

32 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis

33 Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa

34 Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis

35 American Kestrel - Falco sparverius

36 Gadwall - Mareca strepera

37 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula

38 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris

39 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus

40 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

41 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa

42 Double-crested Cormorant - Nannopterum auritum

43 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia

44 Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca

45 Greater Scaup - Aythya marila

46 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis

47 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis

48 American Coot - Fulica americana

49 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

50 Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata

51 Canvasback - Aythya valisineria

52 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola

53 American Herring Gull - Larus smithsonianus

54 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

55 Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus

56 Great Egret - Ardea alba

57 Merlin - Falco columbarius

58 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus

59 Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens

60 Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus

61 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens

62 Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna

63 Ross's Goose - Anser rossii

64 Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons

65 Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius

66 Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca

67 Cooper's Hawk - Astur cooperii

68 American Wigeon - Mareca americana

69 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris

70 White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys

71 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser

72 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus

73 Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

74 Redhead - Aythya americana

75 Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

76 Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater

77 Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula

78 White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis

79 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata

80 Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus

81 Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus

82 Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus

83 Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis

84 Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum

85 Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe

86 Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla

87 Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus

88 American Woodcock - Scolopax minor

89 Purple Martin - Progne subis

90 Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla

91 Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina

92 Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors

93 Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

94 Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii

95 Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

96 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor

97 Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo

98 American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana

99 Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus

100 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos

101 Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus

102 White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica

103 Crested Caracara - Caracara plancus

104 Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus

105 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus

106 Western Cattle-Egret - Ardea ibis

107 Mottled Duck - Anas fulvigula

108 Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula

109 Red-billed Pigeon - Patagioenas flavirostris

110 White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi

111 Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia

112 Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus

113 Neotropic Cormorant - Nannopterum brasilianum

114 Gray Hawk - Buteo plagiatus

115 Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata

116 Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana

117 Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons

118 Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Dryobates scalaris

119 Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus

120 Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus

121 Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii

122 White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus

123 Northern House Wren - Troglodytes aedon

124 Long-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma longirostre

125 Clay-colored Thrush - Turdus grayi

126 Olive Sparrow - Arremonops rufivirgatus

127 Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas

128 Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia

129 Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla

130 Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra

131 Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus

132 Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus

133 Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus

134 Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida

135 Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus

136 Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus

137 Inca Dove - Columbina inca

138 Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni

139 Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens

140 Cassin’s Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii

141 Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii

142 Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

143 - Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas

144 Altamira Oriole.- Icterus gularis

145 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis

146 Elf Owl - Micrathene whitneyi

147 Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla

148 Red-crowned Amazon - Amazona viridigenalis

149 Green Parakeet - Psittacara holochlorus

150 Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata

151 Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor

152 Snowy Egret - Egretta thula

153 Harris's Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus

154 Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus

155 Bronzed Cowbird - Molothrus aeneus

156 Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea

157 Aplomado Falcon - Falco femoralis

158 White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus

159 Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca

160 Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea

161 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator

162 Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus

163 Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola

164 Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa

165 Willet - Tringa semipalmata

166 Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus

167 Least Tern - Sternula antillarum

168 Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis

169 Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus

170 Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja

171 Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens

172 Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

173 Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris

174 Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii

175 Clapper Rail - Rallus crepitans

176 White Ibis - Eudocimus albus

177 Green Heron - Butorides virescens

178 Tennessee Warbler - Leiothlypis peregrina

179 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus

180 Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus

181 Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres

182 Sanderling - Calidris alba

183 Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger

184 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris

185 Sora - Porzana carolina

186 Nashville Warbler - Leiothlypis ruficapilla

187 Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis

188 Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis

189 Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens

190 Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica

191 Buff-bellied Hummingbird - Amazilia yucatanensis

192 Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps

193 Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria

194 American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica

195 Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus

196 Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus

197 Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria

198 Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes

199 Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica

200 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica

201 Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan

202 Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus

203 Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius

204 Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis

205 Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

206 Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus

207 Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus

208 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea

209 Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus

210 Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula

211 Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata

212 Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus

213 Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus

214 Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus

215 Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus

216 Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum

217 Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis

218 Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus

219 Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum

220 Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis

221 Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

222 Dickcissel - Spiza americana

223 Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri

224 Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia

225 Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens

226 American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla

227 Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos

228 Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla

229 Black Tern - Chlidonias niger

230 Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens

231 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus

232 Blackpoll Warbler - Setophaga striata

233 Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii

234 Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera

235 White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis

236 Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius

237 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis

238 Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris

239 Snowy Plover - Anarhynchus nivosus

240 Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor

241 Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor

242 Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda

243 Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

244 Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus

245 Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea

246 White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi

247 Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia

248 Barred Owl - Strix varia

249 Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera

250 Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata

251 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius

252 Common Loon - Gavia immer

253 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus

 

[MRJ]

If it is I would like to know who you contacted to arrange this; I hope to do a similar trip in the near future.

There is a maxim in business that you can have something quickly and cheaply, quickly and quality, or quality and cheaply but never all three at once. On this occasion I have gone for quickly and quality.

Post COVID I had planned to take a month every year to travel to some destination which I would then do in depth. The first trip was the one I took to Uganda in 2023. However, family health issues have scuppered this for now and I have had to look to shorter trips to destinations I can easily extract myself from.

I thought the Dominican Republic would make a good destination. Reading trip reports however it was apparent that arranging a solenodon viewing might be complex and time consuming. Then I read a trip report for Royle Safaris and noted they had another tour available in February. Their mammal tour is led by a senior local researcher into solenodons and after some thought I decided to book it.

I am a big believer in booking local guides on my trips, both to maximise the benefit to me and to help make wildlife touring an important part of range counties economies, thus helping justify conservation efforts. However, this is the first time I have booked a tour with a Western tour operator. By booking my Uganda trip directly I got quality and cheap, this time the arrangements and booking have been quick, and I am trusting it will be quality. I will let you know.

Thanks, by the way, for making a lie out of my statement that my previous post would be the last on this thread.

 

[Chlidonias]

I'll be interested in whether on this tour you actually go out and see a solenodon, or if you sit in the car and they bring you one they have caught.

 

[DaLilFishie]

TOTAL - 664 species, 182 lifers (27.4%)

Species in bold are lifers

MAMMALS - 10 species, 1 lifer (10%)
1 - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
2 - Krefft's Glider (Petaurus notatus)
3 - Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
4 - Agile Wallaby (Notamacropus agilis)
5 - Whiptail Wallaby (Notamacropus perryi)
6 - Allied Rock-Wallaby (Petrogale assimilis)
7 - Spectacled Flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus)
8 - Black Flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)
9 - Large-footed Myotis (Myotis macropus)
10 - Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

BIRDS - 152 species, 2 lifers (1.3%)
1 - Southern Cassowary
2 - Magpie-goose
3 - Plumed Whistling-Duck
4 - Black Swan
5 - Radjah Shelduck
6 - Maned Duck
7- Green Pygmy-Goose
8 - Pacific Black Duck
9 - Grey Teal
10 - Hardhead
11 - Australian Brushturkey
12 - Orange-footed Megapode
13 - Helmeted Guineafowl
14 - Australasian Grebe
15 - Feral Pigeon
16 - Spotted Dove
17 - Brown Cuckoo-Dove
18 - Crested Pigeon
19 - Peaceful Dove
20 - Bar-shouldered Dove
21 - Superb Fruit-Dove
22 - Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
23 - Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
24 - Topknot Pigeon
25 - Pheasant Coucal
26 - Eastern Koel
27 - Sahul Brush Cuckoo
28 - Tawny Frogmouth
29 - Papuan Frogmouth
30 - Australian Swiftlet
31 - Pacific Swift
32 - Buff-banded Rail
33 - Dusky Moorhen
34 - Eurasian Coot
35 - Australasian Swamphen
36 - Bush Stone-curlew
37 - Pied Stilt
38 - Australian Pied Oystercatcher
39 - Masked Lapwing
40 - Black-fronted Dotterel
41 - Whimbrel
42 - Eastern Curlew
43 - Bar-tailed Godwit
44 - Black-tailed Godwit
45 - Great Knot
46 - Curlew Sandpiper
47 - Grey-tailed Tattler
48 - Common Greenshank
49 - Nordmann's Greenshank
50 - Silver Gull
51 - Black Noddy
52 - Little Tern
53 - Caspian Tern
54 - Roseate Tern
55 - Great Crested Tern
56 - Lesser Frigatebird
57 - Great Frigatebird
58 - Brown Booby
59 - Australasian Darter
60 - Little Pied Cormorant
61 - Little Black Cormorant
62 - Australian Pelican
63 - Black Bittern
64 - Pacific Heron
65 - Great Egret
66 - Plumed Egret
67 - White-faced Heron
68 - Little Egret
69 - Pacific Reef-Heron
70 - Striated Heron
71 - Nankeen Night-Heron
72 - Australian White Ibis
73 - Straw-necked Ibis
74 - Royal Spoonbill
75 - Osprey
76 - Pacific Baza
77 - Brown Goshawk
78 - Black Kite
79 - Whistling Kite
80 - Brahminy Kite
81 - White-bellied Sea Eagle
82 - Eastern Barn Owl
83 - Little Kingfisher
84 - Laughing Kookaburra
85 - Blue-winged Kookaburra
86 - Red-backed Kingfisher
87 - Forest Kingfisher
88 - Torresian Kingfisher
89 - Sacred Kingfisher
90 - Rainbow Bee-eater
91 - Oriental Dollarbird
92 - Nankeen Kestrel
93 - Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
94 - Galah
95 - Little Corella
96 - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
97 - Red-winged Parrot
98 - Pale-headed Rosella
99 - Double-eyed Fig-Parrot
90 - Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
101 - Rainbow Lorikeet
102 - Great Bowerbird
103 - Lovely Fairywren
104 - Red-backed Fairywren
105 - Lewin's Honeyeater
106 - Yellow Honeyeater
107 - White-gaped Honeyeater
108 - Noisy Miner
109 - Varied Honeyeater
110 - Brown-backed Honeyeater
111 - Dusky Myzomela
112 - Brown Honeyeater
113 - Blue-faced Honeyeater
114 - White-throated Honeyeater
115 - Little Friarbird
116 - Hornbill Friarbird
117 - Noisy Friarbird
118 - Large-billed Gerygone
119 - White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike
120 - Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
121 - Varied Triller
122 - Rufous Shrike-thrush
123 - Green Oriole
124 - Australasian Figbird
125 - White-breasted Woodswallow
126 - Black-faced Woodswallow
127 - Grey Butcherbird
128 - Pied Butcherbird
129 - Black Butcherbird
130 - Australian Magpie
131 - Pied Currawong
132 - Willie Wagtail
133 - Grey Fantail
134 - Spangled Drongo
135 - Magpie-lark
136 - Leaden Flycatcher
137 - Torresian Crow
138 - Welcome Swallow
139 - Fairy Martin
140 - Tree Martin
141 - Silvereye
142 - Metallic Starling
143 - Common Myna
144 - Mistletoebird
145 - Sahul Sunbird
146 - Crimson Finch
147 - Red-browed Finch
148 - Double-barred Finch
149 - Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
150 - House Sparrow
151 - Eastern Yellow Wagtail
152 - Australian Pipit

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES - 34 species, 17 lifers (50%)
1 - Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis)
2 - Ornate Burrowing Frog (Platyplectrum ornatum)
3 - White-lipped Tree Frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus)
4 - Cane Toad (Rhinella marinus)
5 - Burton's Snake-Lizard (Lialis burtoni)
6 - Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
7 - Bynoe's Gecko (Heteronotia bynoei)
8 - Closed-litter Rainbow-Skink (Carlia longipes)
9 - Northern Red-throated Rainbow-Skink (Carlia crypta)
10 - Orange-flanked Rainbow-Skink (Carlia rubigo)
11 - Elegant Rainbow-Skink (Carlia decora)
12 - Black-throated Rainbow-Skink (Carlia rostralis)
13 - Saxicoline Sunskink (Lampropholis mirabilis)
14 - Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink (Lampropholis delicata)
15 - Coastal Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus litoralis)
16 - Metallic Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus metallicus)
17 - Northeastern Fire-tailed Skink (Morethia taeniopleura)
18 - Eastern Striped Skink (Ctenotus robustus)
19 - Stout Bar-sided Skink (Concinnia sokosoma)
20 - Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink (Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis)
21 - Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
22 - Yellow-spotted Monitor (Varanus panoptes)
23 - Black-headed Monitor (Varanus tristis)
24 - Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
25 - Horner's Dragon (Lophognathus horneri)
26 - Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
27 - Slaty-grey Snake (Stegonotus australis)
28 - Common Keelback (Tropidonophis mairii)
29 - Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis)
30 - Collared Whipsnake (Demansia torquata)
31 - Lesser Black Whipsnake (Demansia vestigiata)
32 - Eastern Short-necked Turtle (Emydura macquarii)
33 - Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
34 - Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

FISHES - 274 species, 95 lifers (34.7%)
1 - Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
2 - Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
3 - Blotched Fantail Ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
4 - Mangrove Whipray (Urogymnus granulatus)
5 - Coral Sea Maskray (Neotrygon trigonoides)
6 - Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma)
7 - Broad Cowtail Ray (Pastinachus ater)
8 - Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)
9 - Undulate Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)
10 - Hairback Herring (Nematalosa come)
11 - Milkfish (Chanos chanos)
12 - European Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
13 - Striped Eel Catfish (Plotosus lineatus)
14 - Variegated Lizardfish (Synodontus variegatus)
15 - Pearly Soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee)
16 - Fiveline Cardinalfish (Chelidopterus quinquelineatus)
17 - Yellowstriped Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cyanosoma)
18 - Ringtail Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus)
19 - Blue-eye Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus compressus)
20 - Oneline Cardinalfish (Pristiapogon exostigma)
21 - Mangrove Cardinalfish (Yarica hylaosoma)
22 - Australian Spangled Gudgeon (Ophiocara ophicephalus)
23 - Pug-headed Mudskipper (Periophthalmodon freycineti)
24 - Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
25 - Rainford's Goby (Koumansetta rainfordi)
26 - Whitebarred Goby (Amblygobius phalaena)
27 - Striped Eviota (Eviota seebrei)
28 - Purple-eye Goby (Bryaninops natans)
29 - Arrow Dartgoby (Ptereleotris evides)
30 - Shark Mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus)
31 - Scad Mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)
32 - Goldstripe Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)
33 - Bicolour Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinoides)
34 - Dot-and-dash Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)
35 - Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus crassilabris)
36 - Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
37 - Sidespot Goatfish (Parupeneus pleurostigma)
38 - Pacific Trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis)
39 - Pacific Blue-eye (Pseudomugil signifer)
40 - Blackspot Longtom (Strongylura strongylura)
41 - Northern River Garfish (Zenachopterus buffonis)
42 - Northern Snubnose Garfish (Arrhamphus sclerolepis)
43 - Southern Platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus)
44 - Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
45 - Spotted Tilapia (Pelmatolapia mariae)
46 - Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
47 - Squaretail Mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)
48 - Greenback Mullet (Planiliza subviridis)
49 - Scalloped Glassfish (Ambassis nalua)
50 - Dusky Dottyback (Pseudochromis fuscus)
51 - Surge Dottyback (Pseudochromis cyanotaenia)
52 - Sailfin Dottyback (Oxycercichths veliferus)
53 - Oblique-lined Dottyback (Cypho purpurascens)
54 - Blue Assessor (Assessor macneilli)
55 - Dick's Damsel (Plectroglyphidodon dickii)
56 - Blue-eye Damsel (Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus)
57 - Australian Gregory (Plectroglyphidodon apicalis)
58 - Jewel Damsel (Stegastes lacrymatus)
59 - Dusky Gregory (Stegastes nigricans)
60 - Whitley's Sergeant (Abudefduf whitleyi)
61 - Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
62 - Indo-Pacific Sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis)
63 - Scaly Puller (Azurina lepidolepis)
64 - Whitetail Dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus)
65 - Reticulate Dascyllus (Dascyllus reticulatus)
66 - Threespot Dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus)
67 - Blackbar Chromis (Pycnochromis retrofasciatus)
68 - Bicolour Chromis (Pycnochromis margaritifer)
69 - Darkfin Puller (Pycnochromis atripes)
70 - Blackaxil Chromis (Chromis atripectoralis)
71 - Ternate Chromis (Chromis ternatensis)
72 - Barrier Reef Chromis (Chromis nitida)
73 - Blackvent Damsel (Dischistodus melanotus)
74 - Monarch Damsel (Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus)
75 - White Damsel (Dischistodus perspicillatus)
76 - Honeyhead Damsel (Dischistodus prosopotaenia)
77 - Greyback Damsel (Chrysiptera caesifrons)
78 - Rolland's Damsel (Chrysiptera rollandi)
79 - Talbot's Damsel (Chrysiptera talboti)
80 - Black Damsel (Neoglyphidodon melas)
81 - Scarface Damsel (Neoglyphidodon nigroris)
82 - Spiny Chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus)
83 - Golden Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus)
84 - Whitebelly Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster)
85 - Staghorn Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon curacao)
86 - Spinecheek Anemonefish (Amphiprion biaculeatus) - if split this becomes A. gibbosus
87 - Clark's Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) - if split this becomes A. cf. clarkii "Barrier Reef"
88 - Cinnamon Anemonefish (Amphiprion melanopus) - if split this becomes A. verweyi
89 - Chinese Demoiselle (Neopomacentrus bankieri)
90 - Freshwater Demoiselle (Neopomacentrus taeniurus)
91 - Regal Demoiselle (Neopomacentrus cyanomos)
92 - Peacock Demoiselle (Pomacentrus pavo)
93 - Neon Damsel (Pomacentrus coelestis)
94 - Bluespot Damsel (Pomacentrus grammorhynchus)
95 - Ward's Damsel (Pomacentrus wardi)
96 - Whitetail Damsel (Pomacentrus chrysurus)
97 - Undescribed Damsel (Pomacentrus sp. [rhodonotus])
98 - Speckled Damsel (Pomacentrus bankanensis)
99 - Ambon Damsel (Pomacentrus amboinensis)
100 - Lemon Damsel (Pomacentrus moluccensis)
101 - Scaly Damsel (Pomacentrus lepidogenys)
102 - Bicolour Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor)
103 - Smallspotted Blenny (Ecsenius stictus)
104 - Linespot Fangblenny (Meiacanthus grammistes)
105 - Eyelash Fangblenny (Meiacanthus atrodorsalis)
106 - Bluestriped Fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos)
107 - Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)
108 - Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
109 - Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)
110 - Yellow-spotted Trevally (Turrum fulvoguttatum)
111 - Cobia (Rhachycentron canadum)
112 - Sevenspot Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)
113 - Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
114 - Pacific Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias cheirospilos)
115 - Purple Queen (Mirolabrichthys tuka)
116 - Bluespotted Coral Trout (Plectropomus laevis)
117 - Common Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
118 - Bluespotted Rockcod (Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
119 - Flagtail Rockcod (Cephalopholis urodeta)
120 - Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata)
121 - Brownbarred Rockcod (Cephalopholis boenak)
122 - Dot-head Rockcod (Cephalopholis microprion)
123 - Peacock Grouper (Cephalopholis argus)
124 - Whitelined Rockcod (Anyperodon lecogrammicus)
125 - Humpback Grouper (Cromileptes altivelis)
126 - Flowery Cod (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
127 - Birdwire Rockcod (Epinephelus merra)
128 - Blacktip Grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)
129 - Highfin Grouper (Epinephelus maculatus)
130 - Barred Soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum)
131 - Crescent Grunter (Terapon jarbua)
132 - Dwarf Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco)
133 - Pixy Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)
134 - Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)
135 - Chiseltooth Wrasse (Pseudodax moluccanus)
136 - Coral Pigfish (Bodianus axillaris)
137 - Eclipse Pigfish (Bodianus mesothorax)
138 - Harlequin Tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatus)
139 - Blackspot Tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii)
140 - Spotted Parrotfish (Cetoscarus ocellatus)
141 - Pacific Longnose Parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps)
142 - Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus spilurus)
143 - Steephead Parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos)
144 - Bleeker's Parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri)
145 - Palenose Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus)
146 - Yellowbar Parrotfish (Scarus schlegeli)
147 - Yellowfin Parrotfish (Scarus flavipectoralis)
148 - Greensnout Parrotfish (Scarus spinus)
149 - Darkcap Parrotfish (Scarus oviceps)
150 - Violetline Parrotfish (Scarus globiceps)
151 - Bluebarred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)
152 - Bluebridle Parrotfish (Scarus dimidiatus)
153 - Swarthy Parrotfish (Scarus niger)
154 - Minifin Parrotfish (Scarus altipinnis)
155 - Slingjaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator)
156 - Floral Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus)
157 - Humphead Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
158 - Redbreast Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus)
159 - Linedcheek Maori Wrasse (Oxycheilinus diagramma)
160 - Oriental Maori Wrasse (Oxycheilinus orientalis)
161 - Spotted Fairywrasse (Cirrhilabrus punctatus)
162 - Sixline Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
163 - Dissappearing Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus evanidus)
164 - Clown Coris (Coris aygula)
165 - Variegated Wrasse (Coris batuensis)
166 - Blackeye Thicklip (Hemigymnus melapterus)
167 - Barred Thicklip (Hemigymnus fasciatus)
168 - Redspot Wrasse (Stethojulis bandanensis)
169 - Silverstreak Wrasse (Stethojulis strigiventer)
170 - Pacific Bird Wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
171 - Moon Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare)
172 - Green Moon Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
173 - Sixbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke)
174 - Blackbarred Wrasse (Thalassoma nigrofasciatum)
175 - Red-ribbon Wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)
176 - Oneline Wrasse (Labrichthys unilineatus)
177 - Southern Tubelip (Labropsis australis)
178 - Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
179 - Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides bicolor)
180 - Black-backed Wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus)
181 - Checkerboard Wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus)
182 - Threespot Wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus)
183 - Hoeven's Wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus)
184 - Twotone Wrasse (Halichoeres prosopeion)
185 - Blacktail Grubfish (Parapercis queenslandica)
186 - Longfin Batfish (Platax tiera)
187 - Hump Batfish (Platax batavianus)
188 - Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus)
189 - Barred Javelin (Pomadasys kaakan)
190 - Slaty Sweetlips (Diagramma (pictum) labiosum)
191 - Goldspotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus)
192 - Striped Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lessonii)
193 - Oblique-lined Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)
194 - Brown Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus gibbosus)
195 - Diamondfish (Monodactylus argenteus)
196 - Thread-finned Seaperch (Symphorus nematophorus)
197 - Yellowtail Fusilier (Caesio cuning)
198 - Scissortail Fusilier (Caesio caerulaurea)
199 - Ruddy Fusilier (Pterocaesio pisang)
200 - Doublelined Fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma)
201 - Bigtail Fusilier (Pterocaesio marri)
202 - Goldband Fusilier (Pterocaesio chrysozona)
203 - Mottled Fusilier (Dipterygonotus balteatus)
204 - Red Emperor Snapper (Lutjanus sebae)
205 - Crimson Snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus)
206 - Darktail Snapper (Lutjanus lemniscatus)
207 - Blackspot Snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)
208 - Stripey Snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)
209 - Russell's Snapper (Lutjanus russellii)
210 - Two-spot Snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
211 - Fiveline Snapper (Lutjanus quinquelineatus)
212 - Mangrove Jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
213 - Bigeye Snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
214 - Bicolour Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)
215 - Pearlscale Angelfish (Centropyge vrolikii)
216 - Regal Angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus)
217 - Sixbar Angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
218 - Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus meredithi)
219 - Highfin Coralfish (Coradion altivelis)
220 - Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)
221 - Forceps Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
222 - Pennant Bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus)
223 - Horned Bannerfish (Heniochus varius)
224 - Masked Bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros)
225 - Blacklip Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii)
226 - Citron Butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus)
227 - Spotbanded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon punctatofasciatus)
228 - Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish (Chaetodon pelewensis)
229 - Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus)
230 - Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon baronessa)
231 - Oval Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus)
232 - Chevron Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis)
233 - Rainford's Butterflyfish (Chaetodon rainfordi)
234 - Goldstripe Butterflyfish (Chaetodon aureofasciatus)
235 - Bluespot Butterflyfish (Chaetodon plebeius)
236 - Saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)
237 - Vagabond Butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus)
238 - Lined Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus)
239 - Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis)
240 - Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)
241 - Paletail Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)
242 - Vlaming's Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii)
243 - Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus)
244 - Lined Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus striatus)
245 - Clown Tang (Acanthurus lineatus)
246 - Orangeshoulder Tang (Acanthurus olivaceus)
247 - Epaulette Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda)
248 - Dark Surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii)
249 - Yellowmask Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)
250 - Pale Surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)
251 - Pacific Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer)
252 - Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas)
253 - Two-lined Monocle Bream (Scolopsis bilineata)
254 - Pearly Monocle Bream (Scolopsis margaritifera)
255 - Australian Rainbow Monocle Bream (Scolopsis regina)
256 - Pale Monocle Bream (Scolopsis affinis)
257 - Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)
258 - Redthroat Emperor (Lethrinus minatus)
259 - Bigeye Seabream (Monotaxis grandoculis)
260 - Redfin Bream (Monotaxis heterodon)
261 - Yellowfin Bream (Acanthopagrus australis)
262 - Bluelined Rabbitfish (Siganus doliatus)
263 - Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus)
264 - Goldlined Rabbitfish (Siganus lineatus)
265 - Forktail Rabbitfish (Siganus argenteus)
266 - Foxface Rabbitfish (Siganus vulpinus)
267 - Java Rabbitfish (Siganus javus)
268 - Spotted Scat (Scatophagus argus)
269 - Blacksaddled Toby (Canthigaster valentini)
270 - Papuan Toby (Canthigaster papua)
271 - Blackspotted Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
272 - Map Puffer (Arothron mappa)
273 - Orangestriped Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus)
274 - Flagtail Triggerfish (Sufflamen chrysopterum)

INVERTS - 194 species, 67 lifers (34.5%)
1 - Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)
2 - Australian Lurcher (Yoma sabina)
3 - Bordered Rustic (Cupha prosope)
4 - Indo-Pacific Swamp Crab (Scylla serrata)
5 - Mud Creeper (Telescopium telescopium)
6 - Compressed Fiddler Crab (Tubuca coarctata)
7 - Perplexing Fiddler Crab (Austruca perplexa)
8 - Oriental Latrine Fly (Chrysomya megacephala)
9 - Tetragonula hockingsi (stingless bee)
10 - Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)
12 - Polyrhachis cupreata (spiny ant)
13 - Tetragonula sapiens (stingless bee)
14 - Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis)
15 - Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion)
16 - Northern Lined Hygropoda (Hygropoda lineatus)
17 - Red Lacewing Butterfly (Cethosia cydippe)
18 - Varied Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
19 - Ambrax Swallowtail (Papilio ambrax)
20 - Yellow-striped Flutterer (Rhyothemis phyllis)
21 - Blue Triangle (Graphium choerodon)
22 - Shining Oak-Blue (Arhopala micale)
23 - Red Arrow (Rhodothemis lieftincki)
24 - Water Prince (Hydrobasileus brevistylus)
25 - Orange Plane (Pantoporia consimilis)
26 - White-clubbed Swift (Sabera caesina)
27 - Rainforest Cricket (Cardiodactyla novaeguineae)
28 - Redtail (Ceriagrion aeruginosum)
29 - Ithystenus hollandiae (brentid weevil)
30 - Northern Jewelled Spider (Gasteracantha fornicata)
31 - Brunia dorsalis (erebid moth)
32 - Australian Rhinoceros Beetle (Xylotrupes australicus)
33 - Two-toned Pygmy Squid (Idiosepius pygmaeus)
34 - Mottled Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus albolineatus)
35 - Giant Golden Orbweaver (Nephila pilipes)
36 - Swamp Tiger (Danaus affinis)
37 - Mimegralla australica (ant-mimic fly)
38 - Painted Grasshawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans)
39 - Jewel Flutterer (Rhyothemis resplendens)
40 - Red-tipped Shadefly (Agriocnemis rubescens)
41 - Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio aegeus)
41 - Dainty Swallowtail (Papilio anactus)
42 - Brown Ringlet (Hypocysta metirius)
43 - Common Grass-Blue (Zizina (otis) labradus)
44 - Meadow Argus (Junonia villida)
45 - Sea-green Northern Jumper (Cosmophasis thalassina)
46 - Australian Mellitidia (Mellitidia tomentifera)
47 - White-banded Line-Blue (Nacaduba kurava)
48 - Black-spotted Flash (Hypolycaena phorbas)
49 - Chocolate Argus (Junonia hedonia)
50 - Graphic Flutterer (Rhyothemis graphiptera)
51 - Sapphire Flutterer (Rhyothemis princeps)
52 - Blue-banded Eggfly (Hypolimnas alimena)
53 - Common Crow (Euploea core)
54 - Bright Oak-Blue (Arhopala madytus)
55 - Haddon's Strobe Ant (Opisthopsis haddoni)
56 - Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
57 - Pale Triangle (Graphium eurypylus)
58 - Dingy Bush-Brown (Mycalesis perseus)
59 - Tropical Sharptail (Stenocatantops angustifrons)
60 - Asian Magpie Moth (Nyctemera baulus)
61 - Lesser Wanderer (Danaus petilia)
62 - Pale Ciliate-Blue (Anthene seltuttus)
63 - Aru Carpenter (Xylocopa aruana)
64 - Australian Hornet (Abispa ephippium)
65 - Orange Bushbrown (Mycalesis terminus)
66 - Large Grass-Yellow (Eurema herla)
67 - Hypodoxa erebusata (geometrid moth)
68 - Tailed Emperor (Charaxes sempronius)
69 - Northern Meat Ant (Iridomyrmex sanguineus)
70 - Green Jewel Bug (Lampromicra senator)
71 - Ant-eater Jumping Spider (Zenodorus orbiculatus)
72 - Lami Beach Northern Jumping Spider (Cosmophasis lami)
73 - Flat-white Jumping Spider (Arasia mollicoma)
74 - Yellow Tussock (Euproctis lucifuga)
75 - Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)
76 - Purple Oak-Blue (Arhopala eupolis)
77 - Common Assassin Bug (Pristhesancus plagipennis)
78 - Black Jezebel (Delias nigrina)
79 - Scarlet Jezebel (Delias argenthona)
80 - Orthodera gracilis (garden mantis)
81 - Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes)
82 - Purple Climber Crab (Metopograpsus frontalis)
83 - Slender Skimmer (Orthetrum sabina)
84 - Small Dusky-Blue (Erina erina)
85 - Dark Ciliate-Blue (Anthene seltuttus)
86 - Austromalaya lata (stink bug)
87 - Yellow Palm-Dart (Cephrenes trichopepla)
88 - Variable Ladybird (Coelophora inaequalis)
89 - Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)
90 - Banded Pearl (Sameodes cancellalis)
91 - Surinam Cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis)
92 - Australian Lily Beetle (Lilioceris nigripes)
93 - Earias luteolaria (nolid moth)
94 - Polyrhachis trapezoidea (spiny ant)
95 - Four O'clock Moth (Dysphania numana)
96 - North Queensland Day Moth (Alcides metaurus)
97 - Opalescent Pendant-Snail (Leptopoma perlucidum)
98 - Blue Tiger (Tirumala hamata)
99 - Chalky Percher (Diplacodes trivialis)
100 - Blue Argus (Junonia orithya)
101 - Australis smaragdi (hoverfly)
102 - 28-Spotted Potato Ladybird (Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata)
103 - Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus)
104 - Striped Swampdragon (Agrionoptera longitudinalis)
105 - Narrow-lobed Glider (Tramea stenoloba)
106 - Strong Stick Insect (Anchiale briareus)
107 - Ornate Dusk-Flat (Chaetocneme denitza)
108 - Whip Spider (Ariamnes colubrinus)
110 - Pale Brown Hawkmoth (Theretra latreillii)
111 - Tawny Coster (Acraea terpiscore)
112 - Fivespot Threadtail (Notosticta solitaria)
113 - Spotted Pea-Blue (Euchrysops cnejus)
114 - Purple Cerulean (Jamides phaseli)
115 - Priestly Spiny Orbweaver (Gasteracantha sacerdotalis)
116 - Green Jumping Spider (Mopsus mormon)
117 - Dwarf Yellow-footed Hermit Crab (Clibanarius virescens)
118 - Ocellated Sea Cucumber (Stichopus ocellatus)
119 - Flower Moon Crab (Matuta planipes)
120 - Caper Gull (Cepora perimale)
121 - Australian Jumping Mantis (Statilia apicalis)
122 - Stick-nest Brown Paper Wasp (Ropalidia revolutionalis)
123 - Orange-streaked Ringlet (Hypocysta irius)
124 - Amegilla rhodoscymna (banded-digger bee)
125 - Pale-orange Darter (Telicota colon)
126 - Dusky Knight (Ypthima arctous)
127 - Ulysses Swallowtail (Papilio ulysses)
128 - Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)
129 - Sida Leafbeetle (Calligrapha pantherina)
130 - White-banded Plane (Phaedyma shepherdi)
131 - Neon Cloak-and-Dagger Bee (Thyreus nitidulus)
132 - Leopard Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia argus)
133 - Burnt Sausage Sea Cucumber (Holothuria edulis)
134 - Pineapple Sea Cucumber (Thelenota ananas)
135 - Banana Nudibranch (Notodoris minor)
136 - Blue Linckia Star (Linckia laevigata)
137 - Long-spined Crown-of-thorns (Acanthaster planci) - if split this becomes A. cf. solaris
138 - Painted Spiny Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
139 - Indo-Pacific Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus corniculatus)
140 - Persian Carpet Flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi)
141 - Necklace Sea Star (Fromia monilis)
142 - Luzon Sea Star (Echinaster luzonicus)
143 - Indian Sea Star (Fromia indica)
144 - Black Knobby Sea Cucumber (Stichopus chloronotus)
145 - Broadclub Cuttlefish (Ascarosepion latimanus)
146 - Bubble-tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
147 - Orange Cup Coral (Tubastrea coccinea)
148 - Triangles (Trigonoides hyppasia)
150 - Charinus pescotti (amblypygid)
151 - Green-spotted Triangle (Graphium agamemnon)
152 - Swift's Ant-hunter Spider (Zenodorus swiftorum)
153 - Graeffe's Sea Cucumber (Pearsonothuria graeffei)
154 - Australian Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus)
155 - Black-banded Hoverfly (Episyrphus )
156 - Green Skimmer (Orthetrum serapia)
157 - Asian Honeybee (Apis cerana)
158 - American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
159 - Purple Crow (Euploea tulliolus)
160 - Green Ant-hunter Spider (Cosmophasis bitaeniata)
161 - Northern Badge Huntsman (Neosparassus salacius)
162 - Spectacular Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis)
163 - Camponotus confusus (carpenter ant)
164 - Jagged False Limpet (Siphonaria laciniosa)
165 - Iridescent Scallop (Pedum spondyloideum)
166 - Green Barrel Sea Squirt (Didemnum molle)
167 - Golden Sea Squirt (Polycarpa aurata)
168 - European Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
169 - Yellow-and-black Potter Wasp (Delta campaniforme)
170 - Australian House Centipede (Allothereua maculata)
171 - Anthrax incomptus (bee fly)
172 - Palemouth (Brachyplax denticulata)
173 - Tiger Spider (Trichonephila plumipes)
174 - Blue Skimmer (Orthetrum caledonicum)
175 - Billabong Mussel (Velesunio ambiguus)
176 - Bennett's Bushy Feather Star (Anneissia bennetti)
177 - Darth Maul Bug (Spilostethus hospes)
178 - Baehr's Cosmophasis (Cosmophasis baehri)
179 - Narrow-winged Awl (Badamia exclamationis)
180 - Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata)
181 - Caedicia webberi (leaf katydid)
182 - Caedicia pictipes (leaf katydid)
183 - Blue Garden Flatworm (Caenoplana coerulea)
184 - Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe)
185 - Orange Lacewing (Cethosia penthesilea)
186 - Australasian Giant Centipede (Ethmostigmus rubripes)
187 - Dilochrosis brownii (chafer beetle)
188 - Australian Cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae)
189 - Australian Allacta (Allacta australiensis)
190 - Abandoned-web Orb-weaver (Parawixia dehaani)
191 - Cyclone Larry Stick Insect (Sipyloidea larryi)
192 - Destructive Katydid (Austrosalomona destructor)
193 - Euronotobrachys sinuata (squathopper)
194 - Poecilometis elongatus (stink bug)

 

[MRJ]

I'll be interested in whether on this tour you actually go out and see a solenodon, or if you sit in the car and they bring you one they have caught.

We will find out.

 

[CMP]

Got a pretty nice state lifer last weekend at riverbend, a forest preserve of water filled quarries that hold the largest lakes in the county. With finals finally over, I hope to go out in search of one or two more state lifers or year birds.

Bird

Riverbend FP, Champaign, Dec 15​

291. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)

Insects/Inverts
312. Green cloverworm moth (Hypena scabra)
313. Three-spotted fillip (Heterophleps triguttaria)
314. Greenhouse camel cricket (Tachycines asynamorus)
315. Hollow-spotted blepharomastix moth (Blepharomastix ranalis) (Lifer)
316. Pink-masked pyralid moth (Aglossa disciferalis) (Lifer)
317. White-banded pubitelphusa moth (Pubitelphusa latifasciella) (Lifer)
318. Maple-basswood leafroller moth (Cenopis pettitana) (Lifer)
319. Green cone-headed planthopper (Acanalonia conica) (Lifer)
320. Cottonwood leaf beetle (Chrysomela scripta) (Lifer)
321. Wilke’s mining bee (Andrena wilkella)
322. Meadow spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)
323. Huron sachem (Atalopedes huron)
324. Big sand tiger beetle (Cicindela formosa) (Lifer)
325. Minute pirate bug (Orius tristicolor) (Lifer)
326. Giant sweat bee (Dieunomia heteropoda) (Lifer)
327. Pale green assassin bug (Zelus luridus)
328. Northern spring amphipod (Gammarus pseudolimnaeus) (Lifer)
329. Ocola skipper (Panoquina ocola) (Lifer)
330. Little glassywing (Vernia verna) (Lifer)

Some cool insects in this batch from the latter half of the year. Probably my last invert update, although I hopefully will have some nice additions at the very end of the month.

Birds

A late ID from my Chautauqua NWR trip in September​

292. White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

Some nice year bird additions​

293. California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
294. Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
295. Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Dyrobates nuttallii)
296. Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
297. Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
298. California Gull (Larus californicus)
299. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
300. Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)
301. Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
302. Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) (Lifer)
303. Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
304. Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

That's it from the US for 2024, but that's not all for the year! It might take me a bit to finish my year list, you can read more about that in this thread I made here: CMP Travels Asia (Part 1?)

 

[Birdsage]

One more invertebrate for December 31:
75: Strand’s Carpenter Bee Xylocopa strandi

 

[animal_expert01]

Here is my animal list for 2024. has been an amazing year for wildlife watching for me, with an awesome array of species being seen. In the end I decided not to post a fish list, as I wasn't able to accurately identify many of the species I saw, and I'm not entirely sure if the list is correct, however fish highlights for me for 2024 included barramundi, harlequin tuskfish, archerfish, snakehead gudgeon, pink skunk clownfish and giant trevally.

I also apologise for a few of the formatting issues with these lists, have been playing around with them and can't quite get them quite how I want them.

Mammals:

1. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
2. Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica)
3. Subtropical Antechinus (Antechinus subtropicalis)
4. European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
5. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
6. Short-eared Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus caninus)
7. Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
8. Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
9. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
10. Feral Cat (Felis catus)
11. Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
12. Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
13. Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
14. Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)
15. Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
16. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
17. European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
18. Delicate Mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus)
19. Fawn-footed Melomys (Melomys cervinipes)
20. Red-necked Pademelon (Thylogale thetis)
21. Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis)
22. Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
23. Northern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon macourus)
24. Spectacled Fruit Bat (Pteropus conspicillatus)
25. Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata)
26. Mareeba Rock Wallaby (Petrogale mareeba)
27. Green Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops lucidus)
28. Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
29. Coppery Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis)
30. Herbert River Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus herbertensis)
31. Lemuroid Ringtail Possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides)
32. Musky Rat Kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)
33. Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)
34. Northern Bettong (Bettongia tropica)
35. Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto)
36. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
37. Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
38. Feral Goat (Capra hircus)
39. Wallaroo (Macropus robustus)
40. Brumby (Equus ferus caballus)
41. Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)
42. Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes)
43. Rufous Bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens)
44. Greater Glider (Petauroides Volans)

Birds:

1. Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)
2. Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
3. Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
4. Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
5. Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
6. Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
7. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
8. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
9. Indian Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
10. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
11. Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
12. Masked Plover (Vanellus miles)
13. Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
14. Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
15. Peewee (Cracticus nigroagularis)
16. Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
17. Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
18. Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
19. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
20. Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
21. Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
22. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
23. Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
24. King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
25. Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
26. Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
27. Great Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)
28. Plumed-whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
29. White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
30. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
31. White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)
32. Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
33. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
34. Australian Bush Turkey (Alectura lathami)
35. Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
36. Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
37. Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
38. Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)
39. Brown Cuckoo Dove (Turacoena modesta)
40. Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus)
41. Russet-tailed Thrush (Turdus ruficeps)
42. Spectacled Monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus)
43. Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
44. Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia picata)
45. Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
46. Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
47. Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis)
48. Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki)
49. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
50. Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
51. Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
52. Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
53. Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
54. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
55. Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)
56. Great Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)
57. Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis)
58. Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
59. Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)
60. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
61. Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
62. Bush-stone Curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
63. Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
64. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
65. Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
66. Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
67. Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
68. Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
69. Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)
70. Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
71. Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
72. Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
73. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
74. Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
75. Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela)
76. Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
77. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)
78. Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
79. Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
80. Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
81. Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
82. Mistletoe Bird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
83. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
84. Little Raven (Corvus mellori)
85. European Blackbird (Turdus merula)
86. Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
87. Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
88. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
89. Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
90. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
91. White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
92. Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis)
93. Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus)
94. Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
95. Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
96. Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
97. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
98. Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
99. Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
100. White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
101. White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
102. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
103. Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
104. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
105. Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)
106. White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra)
107. Australian Owlet Nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
108. Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
109. Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
110. Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
111. Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
112. Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta)
113. Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)
114. Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
115. Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
116. Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)
117. Peaceful Dove (Geopelia striata)
118. Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
119. Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
120. Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
121. Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica)
122. Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea)
123. White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphus)
124. Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
125. Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
126. Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
127. Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
128. White-throated Nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis)
129. Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)
130. Australian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
131. Golden-headed Cristicola (Cristicola auriceps)
132. Bush-stone Curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
133. Speckled Warbler (Chthonicola sagittata)
134. Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
135. Australian Pipit (Anthus australis)
136. Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
137. Australian Logrunner (Orthonyx spaldingii)
138. Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)
139. Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)
140. Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
141. Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator)
142. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
143. Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
144. Black Falcon (Falco subniger)
145. Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
146. White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea)
147. Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
148. Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
149. Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)
150. Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
151. Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)
152. Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
153. Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
154. Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
155. Garden Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
156. Black Butcherbird (Cracticus quoyi)
157. Radjah Shelduck (Tadorna radjah)
158. Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica)
159. Australian Swift (Apus pacificus)
160. Dusky Honeyeater (Myzomela obscura)
161. Pied Monarch (Arses kaupi)
162. Large-billed Gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris)
163. Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)
164. Wompoo Pigeon (Carpophaga transitoria)
165. Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt)
166. Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis)
167. Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
168. Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
169. Common Noddy (Anous stolidus)
170. Varied Honeyeater (Lichenostomus versicolor)
171. Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
172. Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)
173. Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma)
174. Green Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus)
175. Reef Egret (Egretta gularis)
176. Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
177. Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
178. Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris)
179. Yellow Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavus)
180. White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis)
181. Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
182. White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa)
183. Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito)
184. Chowchilla (Orthonyx spaldingii)
185. Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook)
186. Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)
187. Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta)
188. Little Grassbird (Megalurus gramineus)
189. Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
190. Greater Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster)
191. Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
192. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
193. Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)
194. Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata)
195. Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella)
196. Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
197. White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata)
198. Flock Bronzewing (Phaps histrionica)
199. Brolga (Grus rubicunda)
200. Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
201. Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)
202. Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)
203. Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis)
204. Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
205. Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
206. White-winged Triller (Lalage sueurii)
207. Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
208. Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)
209. Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis)
210. Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
211. White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus)
212. Spine-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis

Reptiles:

1. Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
2. Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
3. Land Mullet (Bellatorias major)
4. Delicate Skink (Lampropholis delicata)
5. Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
6. Elegant Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher)
7. Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
8. Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii)
9. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
10. Dwarf Crowned Snake (Cacophis krefftii)
11. Green Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus)
12. Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)
13. King Brown Snake (Pseudechis australis)
14. Devis's Banded Snake (Denisonia devisi)
15. Australian Coral Snake (Brachyurophis australis)
16. Pale-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bitorquatus)
17. Short-necked Turtle (Emydura macquarii)
18. Golden Tailed Gecko (Strophurus taenicauda)
19. Box Patterned Gecko (Lucasium steindachneri)
20. Dubious Dtella (Gehyra dubia)
21. Eastern Stone Tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus vittatus)
22. Three-clawed Worm Skink (Anomalopus verreauxii)
23. Keelback (Tropidonophis mairii)
24. Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus
25. Northern Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis calligaster)
26. Scrub Python (Simalia kinghorni)
27. Basilisk Shadeskink (Saproscincus basiliscus)
28. Macleay's Water Snake (Pseudoferania polylepis)
29. Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
30. Sawshell Turtle (Myuchelys latisternum)
31. Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
32. Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
33. Eryean Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis tetraporophora)
34. Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus ciliaris)
35. Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus levis)
36. Yellow-spotted Monitor (Varanus panoptes)
37. Bynoe's Gecko (Heteronotia binoei)
38. Prong Snouted Blind Snake (Anilios bituberculatus)
39. Eromamga Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus eromanga)
40. Beaded Gecko (Lucasium damaeum)
41. Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata)
42. Red-naped Snake (Furina diadema)
43. Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri)
44. Burton's Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis)
45. Common Scalyfoot (Pygopus lepidopodus)
46. Stephan's Banded Snake (Hoplocephalus stephensii)
47. Condamine Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis condaminensis)
48. Eastern Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
49. Small-eyed Snake (Cryptophis nigrescens)
50. Southern Leaf Tailed Gecko (Saltuarius swaini)
51. Murray's Skink (Silvascincus murrayi)
52. Curl Snake (Suta suta)
53. Patternless Delma (Delma inornata)
54. Dunmall's Snake (Furina dunmalli)
55. Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi)
56. Spotted Black Snake (Pseudechis guttatus)
57. Bandy Bandy (Vermicella annulata)
58. Gould's Monitor (Varanus gouldii)
59. Brigalow Scalyfoot (Paradelma orientalis)
60. Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus williamsi)

Amphibians:

1. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
2. Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)
3. Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus)
4. Ornate Burrowing Frog (Platyplectrum ornatum)
5. Eastern Snapping Frog (Cyclorana novaehollandiae)
6. Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii)
7. Painted Burrowing Frog (Neobatrachus pictus)
8. Black-soled Frog (Platyplectrum fletcheri)
9. White-lipped Tree Frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus)
10. Eastern Stoney Creek Frog (Ranoidea wilcoxii)
11. Desert Froglet (Crinia deserticola)
12. Broad-palmed Rocket Frog (Litoria latopalmata)
13. Dusky Gungan (Uperoleia fusca)
14. Major Toadlet (Pseudophryne major)
15. Salmon-striped Frog (Limnodynastes salmini)
16. Desert Tree Frog (Litoria rubella)
17. Eastern Sedge Frog (Litoria fallax)
18. Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis)
19. Pouched Frog (Assa darlingtoni)
20. Red-eyed Tree Frog (Ranoidea chloris)
21. Fleay's Barred Frog (Mixophyes fleayi)
22. Green-striped Burrowing Frog (Ranoidea alboguttata)
23. Water-holding Frog (Litoria platycephala)

 

[BerdNerd]

This is my final list for the year. 2024 was another great year, and although my number of lifers seems to be somewhat lower than the past few previous years, some of these are long-awaited sightings for me. Highlights include the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Black-Headed Gull, and three Hawaiian honeycreeper species, as well as a handful of new fish and invertebrate species. I'm looking forward to this year and I hope 2025 carries as much new and exciting sightings as 2024 did.


Big Year 2024


Mammals:

1. Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)- January 3
2. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)- January 8
3. Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)- January 20
4. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)- February 4
5. Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)- March 25
6. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)- March 30
7. Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)- April 23
8. Coyote (Canis latrans)- July 9
9. North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor)- November 26
10. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)- December 23


Birds:

1. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)- January 2
2. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - January 2
3. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)- January 2
4. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)- January 2
5. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)- January 3
6. Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)- January 3
7. Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)- January 5
8. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)- January 7
9. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)- January 7
10. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)- January 14
11. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)- January 14
12. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)- January 16
13. Double-Crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)- January 18
14. Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)- January 18
15. Boat-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)- January 19
16. Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)- January 19
17. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)- January 19
18. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)- January 19
19. Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)- January 19
20. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)- January 19
21. Brown-Headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)- January 19
22. Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)- January 19
23. Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis)- January 19
24. Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)- January 19
25. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)- January 19
26. Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)- January 19
27. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)- January 19
28. American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)- January 19
29. Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)- January 19
30. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)- January 19
31. Great Egret (Ardea alba)- January 19
32. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)- January 19
33. Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)- January 19
34. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)- January 19
35. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)- January 19
36. Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)- January 19
37. Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)- January 19
38. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)- January 19
39. Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)- January 19
40. Ash-Throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)- January 19
41. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)- January 19
42. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)- January 19
43. Willet (Tringa semipalmata)- January 19
44. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)- January 19
45. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)- January 19
46. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)- January 19
47. Redhead (Aythya americana)- January 20
48. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)- January 20
49. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)- January 20
50. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)- January 20
51. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)- January 20
52. Orange-Crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)- January 20
53. Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)- January 20
54. Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)- January 20
55. Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)- January 20
56. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)- January 20
57. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)- January 20
58. Sanderling (Calidris alba)- January 20
59. Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)- January 20
60. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)- January 20
61. Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)- January 20
62. Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)- January 20
63. Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)- January 20
64. Red-Throated Loon (Gavia stellata)- January 20
65. Common Loon (Gavia immer)- January 20
66. Razorbill (Alca torda)- January 20
67. Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)- January 20
68. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)- January 21
69. Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)- January 21
70. Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)- January 23
71. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)- January 23
72. White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)- January 29
73. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)- February 4
74. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)- February 7
75. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)- February 20
76. Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)- February 20
77. Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)- March 22
78. Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)- March 24
79. Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)- March 25
80. White-Winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)- March 25
81. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)- March 25
82. Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)- March 25
83. White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)- March 26
84. Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)- March 30
85. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)- April 7
86. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)- April 13
87. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)- April 16
88. Red-Headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)- April 17
89. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)- April 21
90. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)- May 9
91. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)- May 12
92. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)- August 9
93. Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)- September 6
94. Cooper’s Hawk (Astur cooperii)- September 13
95. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)- December 1
96. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)- December 21
97. Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)- December 21
98. Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)- December 21
99. Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)- December 21
100. Warbling White-Eye (Zosterops japonicus)- December 22
101. Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)- December 22
102. Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)- December 22
103. Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)- December 23
104. Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)- December 23
105. Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)- December 23
106. Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)- December 23
107. Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)- December 29
108. ‘Apapane (Himatione sanguinea)- December 29
109. ‘I’iwi (Drepanis coccinea)- December 29
110. Hawai’i ‘Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens)- December 29
111. Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus)- December 29
112. White-Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)- December 31
113. Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)- December 31
114. Peach-Faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)- December 31
115. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)- December 31
116. Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai)- December 31


Reptiles:

1. Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)- May 2
2. Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)- August 2
3. Broad-Headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)- August 5
4. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)- August 21
5. Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)- December 25


Amphibians:

1. Squirrel Tree Frog (Dryophytes squirellus)- April 17
2. Fowler’s Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)- May 29
3. American Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus)- August 10
4. American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)- August 21


Fish:

1. Mackerel Scad (Decapterus macarellus)- December 23
2. Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)- December 23
3. Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)- December 23
4. Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus)- December 23
5. Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus)- December 23


Invertebrates:

1. American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)- January 2
2. Housefly (Musca domestica)- January 15
3. Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)- February 28
4. Oak Catkin Mirid (Tropidosteptes quercicola)- March 27
5. Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)- March 30
6. Potato Aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)- April 12
7. Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)- April 21
8. Zebra Longhorn (Typocerus zebra)- May 9
9. Smooth Ox Beetle (Strategus antaeus)- May 13
10. Southern Masked Chafer (Cyclocephala lurida)- May 29
11. Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba)- May 30
12. Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)- May 31
13. Eastern Striped Cricket (Miogryllus verticalis)- June 25
14. Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)- June 26
15. Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus)- June 26
16. Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)- June 27
17. Florida Tetanolita Moth (Tetanolita floridana)- June 27
18. Asian Garden Beetle (Maladera formosae)- June 27
19. Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth (Eulithis diversilineata)- June 28
20. Meadow Slug (Deroceras laeve)- June 28
21. Wolf Spider (Trigrosa annexa)- June 30
22. Eastern Bordered Plant Bug (Largus succinctus)- August 14
23. Colombian Trig (Cyrtoxipha columbiana)- August 22
24. Common Green June Bug (Cotinis nitida)- August 23
25. Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)- September 12
26. Broad-Tipped Conehead (Neoconocephalus triops)- September 13
27. Pennsylvania Ground Beetle (Harpalus pensylvanicus)- October 11
28. Handsome Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum pulchellum)- October 12
29. Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)- October 14
30. Magnolia Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis)- December 17
31. Asian Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus)- December 22
32. Thin-Shelled Rock Crab (Grapsus tenuicrustatus)- December 22
33. Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)- December 24
34. Giant Daddy-Long-Legs (Artema atlanta)- December 26

 

[Prochilodus246]

A sawfly from June that I just got identified:

341) Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana

 

[Lota lota]

Had some excellent views of a rare lifer three weeks ago. The bird's presence was discovered when someone uploaded a photo to Artportalen (a Swedish reporting system for any kind of organism), thinking it was a common wheatear. Someone noticed the picture and commented that it was an Isabelline. This discovery happened late in the day—some people tried to see it in the last minutes of daylight but didn’t succeed. The next morning, it was spotted again. I was at work, anxiously checking my phone constantly to see if the bird was still there. I was just waiting for my shift to end so I could get away. To my relief, the bird was still there, and it even showed itself very nicely.

188 Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)

Had some more species during the autumn, but I have been pretty busy this year. Nonetheless, it has been a good year and amazing moments with like-minded people.

189 Bean goose (Anser fabialis)
190 Rough-legged buzzard (Bueto lagopus)
191 Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

 

[Lafone]

Well a last gasp entry but a nice one to find while seal watching. Thanks to @Tetzoo Quizzer for the ID.

Birds
103. Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 29/12/2024 Horsey Gap

 

[Lota lota]

Mammals:

3 Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

4 Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

5 Wild boar (Sus scrofa)

6 Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)

7 Moose (Alces alces)

8 West european hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

9 Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

11 Soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
12 Common shrew (Sorex araneus)
13 Mountain hare (Lepus timidus)
14 European fallow deer ( Dama dama)
15 Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
16 Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii)
17 Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Common european adder (Vipera berus)

2 European grass snake (Natrix natrix)

3 Common slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)
4 Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)

1 Common bleak (Alburbus alburnus)

2 European perch (Perca fluviiatilis)

3 Common roach (Rutilus rutilus)

4 Common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus

5 Northern pike (Esox lucius)
6 White bream (Blicca bjoerkna)
7 Straightnose pipefish (Nerophos ophidion)
8 Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
9 Ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
10 Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus)
11 Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua)

 

[Lota lota]

11 Soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
12 Common shrew (Sorex araneus)
13 Mountain hare (Lepus timidus)
14 European fallow deer ( Dama dama)
15 Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
16 Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii)
17 Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Forgot one: 18 European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

 

[Giant Eland]

One final update for the year and it's a special one! Djibouti!! Fun to say and even more fun to visit. This country hugely outdid all of our expectations! Beira was the biggest target for me. I was invited to visit Al Wabra in Qatar back in 2013 but my dad had complications with a cancer surgery so I understandably canceled the trip. The next time I reached out was 2018, but by then they were closing up and had already lost their Beira.

Fast-forward to the beginning of this month, and I finally had another chance 11 years after my initial near miss! On top of that Maned Rat was my biggest miss on my Kenya trip in 2021, which I also had another chance at. Lastly we had the potential to see Somali Elephant Shrew and Ethiopian Genet- two species hardly known to science!!

Wild lifers in bold, you know the drill.

Djalelo Camp, Djibouti:
172. Pelzen's gazelle (Gazella dorcas pelzeni) (Dec 10)
173. crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
174. Mullah spiny mouse (Acomys mullah)
175. rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) (Dec 11)
176. Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)

Assamo Camp, Djibouti:
177. Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis)
178. Louise's spiny mouse (Acomys louisae)
179. Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus) (Dec 12)

Dittilou Camp, Djibouti:
180. grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
181. Ethiopian Genet (Genetta abyssinica)
182. white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
183. Maned Rat (Lophiomys imhausi)
184. Somali Elephant Shrew (Galegeeska revoilii) (Dec 13)
185. bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)
186. Somali Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus somalicus)
187. common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus) (Dec 14)
188. hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)

Ahhh, what a year!

Here's an end of year summary with my entire year in one post:
Wild lifers in Bold.

USA​

Long Island, NY:
1. Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus (Jan 1)
2. Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis (Jan 2)
3. Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus (Jan 30)
4. Common Raccoon, Procyon lotor (Jan 31)

WESTERN SAHARA​

Dakhla, Western Sahara:
5. Atlantic Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (Feb 26)

Desert Camp, Western Sahara:
6. Fennec Fox, Vulpes zerda
7. Lesser Egyptian Gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus
8. African Hamada Jerboa, Jaculus hirtipes WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
9. West Sahara Hare, Lepus saharae
10. Tarabul’s Gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli (Feb 27)
11. Sand Cat, Felis margarita (Feb 28)
12. Saharan Striped Polecat, Ictonyx libycus

Awsard, Western Sahara:
13. African Wild Cat, Felis lybica (Feb 29) Leap day!!
14. Egyptian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca
15. Fat-tailed Gerbil, Pachyuromys duprasi
16. Pygmy Gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi
17. Egyptian Mouse-tailed Bat, Rhinopoma cystops (Mar 1) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!

PORTUGAL​

Montesinho Natural Park, Portugal:
18. Short-tailed Field Vole, Microtus agrestis (Mar 10)
19. Common Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Mar 11)
20. Greater Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
21. Gray Long-eared Bat, Plecotus austriacus
22. Granada Hare, Lepus granatensis

Furnas, Azores:
23. Azores Noctule, Nyctalus azoreum (Mar 12)

USA​

Vernon Valley Farm, NJ:
24. Eastern Meadow Vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus (Mar 29)
25. White-footed Mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
26. American Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Mar 30)
27. Northern Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina brevicauda (Mar 31)

Brooklyn, NY:
28. Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus (Apr 21)
29. Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana (May 30)

Hudson Canyon, USA:
30. Risso’s Dolphin, Grampus griseus (June 3)
31. Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis
32. Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
33. North Atlantic Right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis
34. Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
35. Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena

Northport, NY:
36. White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus (July 3)

GABON​

Lope NP, Gabon:
37. African Forest Buffalo, Syncerus caffer nanus (July 18)
38. Hammer-headed Bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus
39. Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, Micropteropus pusillus
40. Sundevall's Roundleaf bat, Hipposideros caffer
41. Moustached monkey, Cercopithecus cephus
42. Rusty-spotted genet, Genetta maculata
43. Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx (July 19)
44. Red-legged sun squirrel, Heliosciurus rufobrachium (July 20)
45. Grey-cheeked mangabey, Lophocebus albigena
46. Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes
47. Putty-nosed monkey, Cercopithecus nictitans
48. African Forest Elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis
49. Red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus
50. Northern bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus (July 21)
51. Blue duiker, Philantomba monticola
52. Black colobus, Colobus satanas
53. Green bush squirrel, Paraxerus poensis

Lambaréné, Gabon:
54. Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius (July 22)
55. Gabon talapoin, Miopithecus ogouensis
56. Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum
57. Egyptian rousette, Rousettus aegyptiacus (July 23)

Loango NP, Gabon:
58. Gabon Squirrel Galago, Sciurocheirus gabonensis
59. Prince Demidoff's Galago, Galagoides demidovii
60. Western Lowland Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla (July 24)
61. Beecroft's Anomalure, Anomalurus beecrofti
62. Franquet's Epauletted fruit bat, Epomops franqueti
63. Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekii (July 25)
64. Hairy Slit-faced Bat, Nycteris hispida
65. Red-capped Mangabey, Cercocebus torquatus

USA​

Vernon, NJ:
66. Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes (Aug 9)
67. Groundhog, Marmota monax (Aug 11)

Bronx, NY:
68. House Mouse, Mus musculus (Sep 27)

BOLIVIA​

Yvaga Guazú Ecological Park, Bolivia:
69. Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) (Oct 12)
70. brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
71. white-eared titi monkey (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
72. Bolivian squirrel (Sciurus ignitus)

Las Tortugas Eco lodge, Bolivia:
73. capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Oct 14)
74. Argentine brown bat (Eptesicus furinalis)
75. Rio Beni titi monkey (Plecturocebus modestus)
76. common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
77. Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
78. South American coati (Nasua nasua)
79. Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara)
80. Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) (Oct 15) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
81. brown agouti (Dasyprocta variegata)
82. southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Monte Carlo, Bolivia:
83. southern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus)
84. large-headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus)
85. greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus)
86. lesser bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris)
87. Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae)
88. short-tailed spiny-rat (Proechimys brevicauda)
89. Olalla brothers's titi monkey (Plecturocebus olallae) (Oct 16)
90. riparian myotis (Myotis riparius)
91. Common Four-eyed Opossum (Philander canus) (Oct 17)
92. greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)
93. common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)
94. Madidi titi monkey (Plecturocebus aureipalatii) (Oct 18)

Tahuamanu Research Station, Bolivia:
95. Pallas's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) (Oct 19)
96. dark fruit-eating bat (Artibeus obscurus)
97. brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus)
98. Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
99. Weddell's saddle-back tamarin (Leontocebus weddelli) (Oct 20)
100. Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii)
101. white-lipped tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)
102. elegant rice rat (Euryoryzomys nitidus)
103. Simons's spiny rat (Proechimys simonsi)
104. tayra (Eira barbara) (Oct 21)
105. shock-headed capuchin (Cebus cuscinus)
106. Gray's Bald-faced Saki (Pithecia irrorata)
107. kinkajou (Potos flavus)
108. bicolored-spined porcupine (Coendou bicolor) (Oct 22)
109. brown four-eyed opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus)

CHILE​

Las Chinchillas National Reserve, Chile:
110. common degu (Octodon degus) (Oct 25) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
111. European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
112. Valparaiso Myotis (Myotis arescens)
113. long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) (Oct 26)
114. Bennett's chinchilla rat (Abrocoma bennettii) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!

Huinca Limache, Chile:
115. coruro (Spalacopus cyanus) (Oct 27)

Parque Nacional La Campana, Chile:
116. long-tailed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus)

Parque Tepuhueico, Chiloe Island, Chile:
117. Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) (Oct 28)
118. southern big-eared brown bat (Histiotus magellanicus)
119. Chilean Myotis (Myotis chiloensis)
120. Southern Monito del Monte (Dromiciops gliroides)
121. Darwin's Fox (Lycalopex fulvipes) (Oct 30)
122. Hairy Soft-haired Mouse (Abrothrix hirta) (Oct 31)
123. Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax)

Queilén, Chiloe Island, Chile:
124. South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

ARGENTINA​

El Manantial, Argentina:
125. seven-banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus) (Nov 3)
126. Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus)
127. European hare (Lepus europaeus)
128. nutria (Myocastor coypus)
129. white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris)
130. screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)
131. small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha)
132. big hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

General Lavalle, Argentina:
133. South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus) (Nov 4)
134. Molina's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus chinga)
135. Talas tuco-tuco (Ctenomys talarum) (Nov 5)

Mar Chiquita, Argentina:
136. South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) (Nov 6)
137. La Plata dolphin or franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
138. southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
139. Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
140. lesser grison (Galictis cuja)

Necochea, Argentina:
141. Red Hocicudo (Oxymycterus rufus) (Nov 7)
142. southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
143. Dune Tuco-tuco (Ctenomys australis)
144. web-footed marsh rat (Holochilus brasiliensis)
145. plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)

Monte Hermoso, Argentina:
146. Puma (Puma concolor) (Nov 8)

Villarino, Argentina:
147. southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis) (Nov 9)
148. lowland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea leucoblephara)
149. Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

Pedro Luro, Argentina:
150. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) (Nov 10)
151. pichi (Zaedyus pichiy) (Nov 11)
152. drylands vesper mouse (Calomys musculinus)
153. Lowland Gerbil Mouse (Eligmodontia typus)

ETHIOPIA​

Gerdame, Ethiopia:
154. unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus) (Dec 3)
155. Harar Dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana hararensis)
156. Günther's dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri)
157. African wolf (Canis lupaster)
158. gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
159. desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)
160. Speke's pectinator (Pectinator spekei) (Dec 4) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
161. heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor)
162. Somalian gerbil (Gerbillus somalicus)
163. Silver Dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii)
164. Dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei)
165. Abyssinian hare (Lepus habessinicus)
166. common genet (Genetta genetta)
167. rufous elephant shrew (Galegeeska rufescens) (Dec 5)
168. Ethiopia lesser galago (Galago senegalensis dunni) (Dec 6)
169. naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) (Dec 7) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
170. Ammodile (Ammodillus imbellis) (Dec 8)

Degehabur, Ethiopia:
171. Somali Grass Rat (Arvicanthis somalicus) (Dec 9)

DJIBOUTI​

Djalelo Camp, Djibouti:
172. Pelzen's gazelle (Gazella dorcas pelzeni) (Dec 10)
173. crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
174. Mullah spiny mouse (Acomys mullah)
175. rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) (Dec 11)
176. Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)

Assamo Camp, Djibouti:
177. Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis)
178. Louise's spiny mouse (Acomys louisae)
179. Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus) (Dec 12)

Dittilou Camp, Djibouti:
180. grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
181. Ethiopian Genet (Genetta abyssinica)
182. white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
183. Maned Rat (Lophiomys imhausi)
184. Somali Elephant Shrew (Galegeeska revoilii) (Dec 13)
185. bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)
186. Somali Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus somalicus)
187. common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus) (Dec 14)
188. hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)


*9 different countries, 5 of which were first time visits
*116 wild lifer species/subspecies
*8 wild family lifers- 2 of which I had never even seen captive before (Chinchilla Rats and La Plata Dolphin)
*1st time I've seen at least 1 new mammal for my big year in each of the 12 months.

 

[animal_expert01]

Here is my animal list for 2024. has been an amazing year for wildlife watching for me, with an awesome array of species being seen. In the end I decided not to post a fish list, as I wasn't able to accurately identify many of the species I saw, and I'm not entirely sure if the list is correct, however fish highlights for me for 2024 included barramundi, harlequin tuskfish, archerfish, snakehead gudgeon, pink skunk clownfish and giant trevally.

I also apologise for a few of the formatting issues with these lists, have been playing around with them and can't quite get them quite how I want them.

Mammals:

1. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
2. Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica)
3. Subtropical Antechinus (Antechinus subtropicalis)
4. European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
5. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
6. Short-eared Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus caninus)
7. Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
8. Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
9. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
10. Feral Cat (Felis catus)
11. Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
12. Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
13. Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
14. Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)
15. Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
16. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
17. European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
18. Delicate Mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus)
19. Fawn-footed Melomys (Melomys cervinipes)
20. Red-necked Pademelon (Thylogale thetis)
21. Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis)
22. Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
23. Northern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon macourus)
24. Spectacled Fruit Bat (Pteropus conspicillatus)
25. Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata)
26. Mareeba Rock Wallaby (Petrogale mareeba)
27. Green Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops lucidus)
28. Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
29. Coppery Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis)
30. Herbert River Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus herbertensis)
31. Lemuroid Ringtail Possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides)
32. Musky Rat Kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)
33. Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)
34. Northern Bettong (Bettongia tropica)
35. Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto)
36. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
37. Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
38. Feral Goat (Capra hircus)
39. Wallaroo (Macropus robustus)
40. Brumby (Equus ferus caballus)
41. Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)
42. Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes)
43. Rufous Bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens)
44. Greater Glider (Petauroides Volans)

Birds:

1. Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)
2. Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
3. Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
4. Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
5. Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
6. Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
7. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
8. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
9. Indian Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
10. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
11. Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
12. Masked Plover (Vanellus miles)
13. Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
14. Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
15. Peewee (Cracticus nigroagularis)
16. Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
17. Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
18. Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
19. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
20. Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
21. Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
22. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
23. Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
24. King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
25. Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
26. Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
27. Great Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)
28. Plumed-whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
29. White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
30. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
31. White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)
32. Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
33. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
34. Australian Bush Turkey (Alectura lathami)
35. Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
36. Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
37. Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
38. Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)
39. Brown Cuckoo Dove (Turacoena modesta)
40. Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus)
41. Russet-tailed Thrush (Turdus ruficeps)
42. Spectacled Monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus)
43. Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
44. Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia picata)
45. Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
46. Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
47. Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis)
48. Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki)
49. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
50. Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
51. Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
52. Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
53. Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
54. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
55. Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)
56. Great Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)
57. Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis)
58. Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
59. Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)
60. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
61. Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
62. Bush-stone Curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
63. Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
64. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
65. Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
66. Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
67. Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
68. Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
69. Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)
70. Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
71. Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
72. Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
73. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
74. Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
75. Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela)
76. Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
77. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)
78. Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
79. Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
80. Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
81. Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
82. Mistletoe Bird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
83. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
84. Little Raven (Corvus mellori)
85. European Blackbird (Turdus merula)
86. Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
87. Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
88. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
89. Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
90. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
91. White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
92. Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis)
93. Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus)
94. Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
95. Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
96. Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
97. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
98. Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
99. Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
100. White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
101. White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
102. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
103. Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
104. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
105. Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)
106. White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra)
107. Australian Owlet Nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
108. Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
109. Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
110. Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
111. Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
112. Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta)
113. Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)
114. Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
115. Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
116. Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)
117. Peaceful Dove (Geopelia striata)
118. Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
119. Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
120. Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
121. Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica)
122. Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea)
123. White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphus)
124. Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
125. Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
126. Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
127. Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
128. White-throated Nightjar (Eurostopodus mystacalis)
129. Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)
130. Australian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
131. Golden-headed Cristicola (Cristicola auriceps)
132. Bush-stone Curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
133. Speckled Warbler (Chthonicola sagittata)
134. Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
135. Australian Pipit (Anthus australis)
136. Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
137. Australian Logrunner (Orthonyx spaldingii)
138. Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)
139. Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)
140. Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
141. Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator)
142. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
143. Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
144. Black Falcon (Falco subniger)
145. Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
146. White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea)
147. Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
148. Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
149. Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)
150. Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
151. Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)
152. Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
153. Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
154. Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
155. Garden Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
156. Black Butcherbird (Cracticus quoyi)
157. Radjah Shelduck (Tadorna radjah)
158. Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica)
159. Australian Swift (Apus pacificus)
160. Dusky Honeyeater (Myzomela obscura)
161. Pied Monarch (Arses kaupi)
162. Large-billed Gerygone (Gerygone magnirostris)
163. Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)
164. Wompoo Pigeon (Carpophaga transitoria)
165. Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt)
166. Spotted Catbird (Ailuroedus melanotis)
167. Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
168. Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
169. Common Noddy (Anous stolidus)
170. Varied Honeyeater (Lichenostomus versicolor)
171. Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
172. Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)
173. Double-eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma)
174. Green Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus)
175. Reef Egret (Egretta gularis)
176. Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
177. Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
178. Tooth-billed Bowerbird (Scenopoeetes dentirostris)
179. Yellow Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavus)
180. White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis)
181. Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
182. White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa)
183. Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito)
184. Chowchilla (Orthonyx spaldingii)
185. Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook)
186. Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)
187. Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta)
188. Little Grassbird (Megalurus gramineus)
189. Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
190. Greater Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster)
191. Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
192. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
193. Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)
194. Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata)
195. Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella)
196. Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
197. White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata)
198. Flock Bronzewing (Phaps histrionica)
199. Brolga (Grus rubicunda)
200. Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
201. Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)
202. Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)
203. Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis)
204. Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
205. Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
206. White-winged Triller (Lalage sueurii)
207. Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
208. Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)
209. Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis)
210. Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
211. White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus)
212. Spine-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis

Reptiles:

1. Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
2. Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
3. Land Mullet (Bellatorias major)
4. Delicate Skink (Lampropholis delicata)
5. Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
6. Elegant Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher)
7. Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
8. Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii)
9. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
10. Dwarf Crowned Snake (Cacophis krefftii)
11. Green Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus)
12. Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)
13. King Brown Snake (Pseudechis australis)
14. Devis's Banded Snake (Denisonia devisi)
15. Australian Coral Snake (Brachyurophis australis)
16. Pale-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bitorquatus)
17. Short-necked Turtle (Emydura macquarii)
18. Golden Tailed Gecko (Strophurus taenicauda)
19. Box Patterned Gecko (Lucasium steindachneri)
20. Dubious Dtella (Gehyra dubia)
21. Eastern Stone Tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus vittatus)
22. Three-clawed Worm Skink (Anomalopus verreauxii)
23. Keelback (Tropidonophis mairii)
24. Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus
25. Northern Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis calligaster)
26. Scrub Python (Simalia kinghorni)
27. Basilisk Shadeskink (Saproscincus basiliscus)
28. Macleay's Water Snake (Pseudoferania polylepis)
29. Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
30. Sawshell Turtle (Myuchelys latisternum)
31. Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
32. Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
33. Eryean Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis tetraporophora)
34. Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus ciliaris)
35. Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus levis)
36. Yellow-spotted Monitor (Varanus panoptes)
37. Bynoe's Gecko (Heteronotia binoei)
38. Prong Snouted Blind Snake (Anilios bituberculatus)
39. Eromamga Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus eromanga)
40. Beaded Gecko (Lucasium damaeum)
41. Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata)
42. Red-naped Snake (Furina diadema)
43. Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri)
44. Burton's Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis)
45. Common Scalyfoot (Pygopus lepidopodus)
46. Stephan's Banded Snake (Hoplocephalus stephensii)
47. Condamine Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis condaminensis)
48. Eastern Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
49. Small-eyed Snake (Cryptophis nigrescens)
50. Southern Leaf Tailed Gecko (Saltuarius swaini)
51. Murray's Skink (Silvascincus murrayi)
52. Curl Snake (Suta suta)
53. Patternless Delma (Delma inornata)
54. Dunmall's Snake (Furina dunmalli)
55. Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi)
56. Spotted Black Snake (Pseudechis guttatus)
57. Bandy Bandy (Vermicella annulata)
58. Gould's Monitor (Varanus gouldii)
59. Brigalow Scalyfoot (Paradelma orientalis)
60. Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus williamsi)

Amphibians:

1. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
2. Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)
3. Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus)
4. Ornate Burrowing Frog (Platyplectrum ornatum)
5. Eastern Snapping Frog (Cyclorana novaehollandiae)
6. Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii)
7. Painted Burrowing Frog (Neobatrachus pictus)
8. Black-soled Frog (Platyplectrum fletcheri)
9. White-lipped Tree Frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus)
10. Eastern Stoney Creek Frog (Ranoidea wilcoxii)
11. Desert Froglet (Crinia deserticola)
12. Broad-palmed Rocket Frog (Litoria latopalmata)
13. Dusky Gungan (Uperoleia fusca)
14. Major Toadlet (Pseudophryne major)
15. Salmon-striped Frog (Limnodynastes salmini)
16. Desert Tree Frog (Litoria rubella)
17. Eastern Sedge Frog (Litoria fallax)
18. Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis)
19. Pouched Frog (Assa darlingtoni)
20. Red-eyed Tree Frog (Ranoidea chloris)
21. Fleay's Barred Frog (Mixophyes fleayi)
22. Green-striped Burrowing Frog (Ranoidea alboguttata)
23. Water-holding Frog (Litoria platycephala)

Just one I missed.

Reptiles:
61. Eastern Hooded Scaly-foot (Pygopus schraderi)

 

[Chlidonias]

Here's an end of year summary with my entire year in one post:
Wild lifers in Bold.

USA​

Long Island, NY:
1. Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus (Jan 1)
2. Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis (Jan 2)
3. Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus (Jan 30)
4. Common Raccoon, Procyon lotor (Jan 31)

WESTERN SAHARA​

Dakhla, Western Sahara:
5. Atlantic Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (Feb 26)

Desert Camp, Western Sahara:
6. Fennec Fox, Vulpes zerda
7. Lesser Egyptian Gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus
8. African Hamada Jerboa, Jaculus hirtipes WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
9. West Sahara Hare, Lepus saharae
10. Tarabul’s Gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli (Feb 27)
11. Sand Cat, Felis margarita (Feb 28)
12. Saharan Striped Polecat, Ictonyx libycus

Awsard, Western Sahara:
13. African Wild Cat, Felis lybica (Feb 29) Leap day!!
14. Egyptian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca
15. Fat-tailed Gerbil, Pachyuromys duprasi
16. Pygmy Gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi
17. Egyptian Mouse-tailed Bat, Rhinopoma cystops (Mar 1) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!

PORTUGAL​

Montesinho Natural Park, Portugal:
18. Short-tailed Field Vole, Microtus agrestis (Mar 10)
19. Common Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Mar 11)
20. Greater Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
21. Gray Long-eared Bat, Plecotus austriacus
22. Granada Hare, Lepus granatensis

Furnas, Azores:
23. Azores Noctule, Nyctalus azoreum (Mar 12)

USA​

Vernon Valley Farm, NJ:
24. Eastern Meadow Vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus (Mar 29)
25. White-footed Mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
26. American Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Mar 30)
27. Northern Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina brevicauda (Mar 31)

Brooklyn, NY:
28. Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus (Apr 21)
29. Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana (May 30)

Hudson Canyon, USA:
30. Risso’s Dolphin, Grampus griseus (June 3)
31. Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis
32. Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
33. North Atlantic Right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis
34. Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
35. Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena

Northport, NY:
36. White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus (July 3)

GABON​

Lope NP, Gabon:
37. African Forest Buffalo, Syncerus caffer nanus (July 18)
38. Hammer-headed Bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus
39. Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, Micropteropus pusillus
40. Sundevall's Roundleaf bat, Hipposideros caffer
41. Moustached monkey, Cercopithecus cephus
42. Rusty-spotted genet, Genetta maculata
43. Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx (July 19)
44. Red-legged sun squirrel, Heliosciurus rufobrachium (July 20)
45. Grey-cheeked mangabey, Lophocebus albigena
46. Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes
47. Putty-nosed monkey, Cercopithecus nictitans
48. African Forest Elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis
49. Red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus
50. Northern bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus (July 21)
51. Blue duiker, Philantomba monticola
52. Black colobus, Colobus satanas
53. Green bush squirrel, Paraxerus poensis

Lambaréné, Gabon:
54. Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius (July 22)
55. Gabon talapoin, Miopithecus ogouensis
56. Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum
57. Egyptian rousette, Rousettus aegyptiacus (July 23)

Loango NP, Gabon:
58. Gabon Squirrel Galago, Sciurocheirus gabonensis
59. Prince Demidoff's Galago, Galagoides demidovii
60. Western Lowland Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla (July 24)
61. Beecroft's Anomalure, Anomalurus beecrofti
62. Franquet's Epauletted fruit bat, Epomops franqueti
63. Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekii (July 25)
64. Hairy Slit-faced Bat, Nycteris hispida
65. Red-capped Mangabey, Cercocebus torquatus

USA​

Vernon, NJ:
66. Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes (Aug 9)
67. Groundhog, Marmota monax (Aug 11)

Bronx, NY:
68. House Mouse, Mus musculus (Sep 27)

BOLIVIA​

Yvaga Guazú Ecological Park, Bolivia:
69. Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) (Oct 12)
70. brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
71. white-eared titi monkey (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
72. Bolivian squirrel (Sciurus ignitus)

Las Tortugas Eco lodge, Bolivia:
73. capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Oct 14)
74. Argentine brown bat (Eptesicus furinalis)
75. Rio Beni titi monkey (Plecturocebus modestus)
76. common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
77. Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
78. South American coati (Nasua nasua)
79. Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara)
80. Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) (Oct 15) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
81. brown agouti (Dasyprocta variegata)
82. southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Monte Carlo, Bolivia:
83. southern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus)
84. large-headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus)
85. greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus)
86. lesser bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris)
87. Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae)
88. short-tailed spiny-rat (Proechimys brevicauda)
89. Olalla brothers's titi monkey (Plecturocebus olallae) (Oct 16)
90. riparian myotis (Myotis riparius)
91. Common Four-eyed Opossum (Philander canus) (Oct 17)
92. greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)
93. common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)
94. Madidi titi monkey (Plecturocebus aureipalatii) (Oct 18)

Tahuamanu Research Station, Bolivia:
95. Pallas's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) (Oct 19)
96. dark fruit-eating bat (Artibeus obscurus)
97. brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus)
98. Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
99. Weddell's saddle-back tamarin (Leontocebus weddelli) (Oct 20)
100. Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii)
101. white-lipped tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)
102. elegant rice rat (Euryoryzomys nitidus)
103. Simons's spiny rat (Proechimys simonsi)
104. tayra (Eira barbara) (Oct 21)
105. shock-headed capuchin (Cebus cuscinus)
106. Gray's Bald-faced Saki (Pithecia irrorata)
107. kinkajou (Potos flavus)
108. bicolored-spined porcupine (Coendou bicolor) (Oct 22)
109. brown four-eyed opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus)

CHILE​

Las Chinchillas National Reserve, Chile:
110. common degu (Octodon degus) (Oct 25) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
111. European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
112. Valparaiso Myotis (Myotis arescens)
113. long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) (Oct 26)
114. Bennett's chinchilla rat (Abrocoma bennettii) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!

Huinca Limache, Chile:
115. coruro (Spalacopus cyanus) (Oct 27)

Parque Nacional La Campana, Chile:
116. long-tailed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus)

Parque Tepuhueico, Chiloe Island, Chile:
117. Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) (Oct 28)
118. southern big-eared brown bat (Histiotus magellanicus)
119. Chilean Myotis (Myotis chiloensis)
120. Southern Monito del Monte (Dromiciops gliroides)
121. Darwin's Fox (Lycalopex fulvipes) (Oct 30)
122. Hairy Soft-haired Mouse (Abrothrix hirta) (Oct 31)
123. Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax)

Queilén, Chiloe Island, Chile:
124. South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

ARGENTINA​

El Manantial, Argentina:
125. seven-banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus) (Nov 3)
126. Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus)
127. European hare (Lepus europaeus)
128. nutria (Myocastor coypus)
129. white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris)
130. screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)
131. small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha)
132. big hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

General Lavalle, Argentina:
133. South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus) (Nov 4)
134. Molina's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus chinga)
135. Talas tuco-tuco (Ctenomys talarum) (Nov 5)

Mar Chiquita, Argentina:
136. South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) (Nov 6)
137. La Plata dolphin or franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
138. southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
139. Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
140. lesser grison (Galictis cuja)

Necochea, Argentina:
141. Red Hocicudo (Oxymycterus rufus) (Nov 7)
142. southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
143. Dune Tuco-tuco (Ctenomys australis)
144. web-footed marsh rat (Holochilus brasiliensis)
145. plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)

Monte Hermoso, Argentina:
146. Puma (Puma concolor) (Nov 8)

Villarino, Argentina:
147. southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis) (Nov 9)
148. lowland yellow-toothed cavy (Galea leucoblephara)
149. Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

Pedro Luro, Argentina:
150. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) (Nov 10)
151. pichi (Zaedyus pichiy) (Nov 11)
152. drylands vesper mouse (Calomys musculinus)
153. Lowland Gerbil Mouse (Eligmodontia typus)

ETHIOPIA​

Gerdame, Ethiopia:
154. unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus) (Dec 3)
155. Harar Dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana hararensis)
156. Günther's dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri)
157. African wolf (Canis lupaster)
158. gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
159. desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)
160. Speke's pectinator (Pectinator spekei) (Dec 4) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
161. heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor)
162. Somalian gerbil (Gerbillus somalicus)
163. Silver Dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii)
164. Dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei)
165. Abyssinian hare (Lepus habessinicus)
166. common genet (Genetta genetta)
167. rufous elephant shrew (Galegeeska rufescens) (Dec 5)
168. Ethiopia lesser galago (Galago senegalensis dunni) (Dec 6)
169. naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) (Dec 7) WILD FAMILY LIFER!!
170. Ammodile (Ammodillus imbellis) (Dec 8)

Degehabur, Ethiopia:
171. Somali Grass Rat (Arvicanthis somalicus) (Dec 9)

DJIBOUTI​

Djalelo Camp, Djibouti:
172. Pelzen's gazelle (Gazella dorcas pelzeni) (Dec 10)
173. crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
174. Mullah spiny mouse (Acomys mullah)
175. rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) (Dec 11)
176. Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)

Assamo Camp, Djibouti:
177. Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis)
178. Louise's spiny mouse (Acomys louisae)
179. Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus) (Dec 12)

Dittilou Camp, Djibouti:
180. grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
181. Ethiopian Genet (Genetta abyssinica)
182. white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
183. Maned Rat (Lophiomys imhausi)
184. Somali Elephant Shrew (Galegeeska revoilii) (Dec 13)
185. bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)
186. Somali Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus somalicus)
187. common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus) (Dec 14)
188. hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)


*9 different countries, 5 of which were first time visits
*116 wild lifer species/subspecies
*8 wild family lifers- 2 of which I had never even seen captive before (Chinchilla Rats and La Plata Dolphin)
*1st time I've seen at least 1 new mammal for my big year in each of the 12 months.

To save me checking through these for the full year list, is anything here different to your individual posts? (As in, have you made any updates or corrections or deletions or anything like that?)

 

[Chlidonias]

Mammals:

3 Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

4 Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

5 Wild boar (Sus scrofa)

6 Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)

7 Moose (Alces alces)

8 West european hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

9 Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

11 Soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
12 Common shrew (Sorex araneus)
13 Mountain hare (Lepus timidus)
14 European fallow deer ( Dama dama)
15 Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
16 Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii)
17 Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Forgot one: 18 European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

You missed out number 10, so you should be on 17 total.

 

[Chlidonias]

However for birds you went in the opposite direction - you were on 153 before the trip because of a miscount (you had jumped from 152 to 155), so I think your total should now be 590.

Bird
593 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator West Kirby Marine Lake

You're still miscounting by two. You should be on 591 now.

 

[Chlidonias]

4. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)- August 21
I don't know how I forgot to post about this sighting, but according to my life list, this is a species I saw all the way back on August 21 back in North Carolina and just forgot to report on ZooChat. Coincidentally, I did see this species again on this trip on December 26, but I will still count this as an August sighting.

3. American Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus)- August 10
4. American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)- August 21

Again, just two more species from North Carolina I forgot to list previously. Honestly, I'm baffled that it's been this long without me noticing.

You did post these already, in September:

8/21/24
4. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)

8/10/24
3. American Green Treefrog (Dryophytes cinereus)

8/21/24
4. American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)