Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment.pdf

                                                  Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



     Scientific Name              Common Name                                     Likelihood of Occurring on the Site
                                                          Environment 2012).
                                                          Possible. This species occurs in rainforest ecosystems, including semi-deciduous
                                                          vine-thickets, complex notophyll vine-forest, tropical (mesophyll) rainforest,
                                                          subtropical (notophyll) rainforest, mesophyll (broadleaf) thicket/shrubland,
                                                          warm temperate rainforest, dry (monsoon) rainforest and (occasionally) cool
Monarcha melanopsis         Black-faced monarch           temperate rainforest. During winter or migration, this species also occurs in
                                                          marginal habitats such as 20-30 years old regrowth rainforest, nearby open
                                                          eucalypt forest (mainly wet sclerophyll forests), especially in gullies with a
                                                          dense, shrubby understorey as well as dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands,
                                                          often with a patchy understorey. (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                          Possible. This species occupies the understorey of mountain/lowland
Monarcha trivirgatus        Spectacled monarch            rainforests, thickly wooded gullies, and waterside vegetation; mostly well below
                                                          the canopy, and occasionally mangroves (Pizzey & Knight 1997).
                                                          Unlikely. This species occurs in heavily vegetated gullies in eucalypt-dominated
                                                          forests and taller woodlands, and on migration, occurs in coastal forests,
Myiagra cyanoleuca          Satin flycatcher
                                                          woodlands, mangroves and drier woodland and open forests (Dept. Environment
                                                          2012).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This species is found in acidic
                                                          freshwater systems running through sandy Banksia dominated heath or wallum
Nannoperca oxleyana         Oxleyan pygmy perch
                                                          communities, or occasionally creeks that have run out of wallum areas (Dept.
                                                          Environment 2016).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This wading species is usually
Numenius madagascariensis   Eastern curlew                associated with estuaries, bays and lagoons where intertidal mud and sandflats
                                                          occur. Occasionally also found on beaches, reefs and rocky islets.
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed on site. This species is found in littoral
                                                          and coastal habitats around the country, occasionally following large
Pandion halietus            Osprey
                                                          watercourses inland. It requires extensive open areas of water for foraging
                                                          (Dept. Environment 2016).



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