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2.4       Fauna Communities

2.4.1     Background

The results of the fauna survey indicate that the site continues to provide suitable habitat for a range of
fauna groups, despite development of adjacent areas. The site’s fauna habitats can be broadly
separated into:

x     Banksia woodland/open heathland – Valuable forage and shelter habitat for most fauna groups.

x     Closed wet heathland/sedgeland – Valuable forage habitat for heathland birds, mammals and
      “acid” frogs. Connecting to more extensive areas of this habitat in adjacent protected areas.

x     Waterway riparian vegetation – Valuable forage, shelter and breeding habitat for amphibians and
      birds. Connecting to more extensive areas of this habitat type in adjacent protected areas.

x     Cleared or heavily disturbed areas – Poor value forage habitat for birds and forage/shelter habitat
      for reptiles.


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      Threatened fauna recorded within 5km of the Study area
      Scientific Name                    Common Name                                 EPBC         NC

      Amphibians
      Crinia tinnula                              Wallum Froglet                                   V
      Litoria cooloolensis                        Cooloola Sedgefrog                               R
      Litoria freycineti                          Wallum Rocketfrog                                V
      Litoria olongburensis                       Wallum Sedgefrog                     V           V
      Mixophyes iteratus                          Giant Barred Frog                    E           E

      Reptiles (Non-marine)
      Coeranoscincus reticulatus                  Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink         V           V
      Ophioscincus truncatus                                                                       R

      Birds (Non-marine)
      Accipiter novaehollandiae                   Grey Goshawk                                     R
      Calyptorhynchus lathami                     Glossy Black Cockatoo                            V
      Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni              Coxen’s Fig Parrot                   E           E
      Ephyppiorhinchus asiaticus                  Black-necked Stork                               R
      Erythrotriorchis radiatus                   Red Goshawk                          V           E
      Esacus neglectus                            Beach Stone-curlew                               V
      Haematopus fuliginosus                      Sooty Oystercatcher                              R
      Lathamus discolor                           Swift Parrot                         E           E
      Melithreptus gularis                        Black-chinned Honeyeater                         R
      Numenius madagascariensis                   Eastern Curlew                                   R
      Pezoporus wallicus                          Ground Parrot                                    V
      Poephila cincta cincta                      Black-throated Finch (southern)      E           V
      Rallus pectoralis                           Lewin’s Rail                                     R
      Rostratula australis                        Australian Painted Snipe             V           V
      Sterna albifrons                            Little Tern                                      E
      Turnix melanogaster                         Black-breasted Button-quail          V           V
      Xanthomyza phrygia                          Regent Honeyeater                    E           E



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