Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment.pdf

                                                   Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



     Scientific Name               Common Name                                   Likelihood of Occurring on the Site
                                                         Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This species inhabits tall, mature
Petauroides volans           Greater glider              eucalypt forests and woodlands (Queensland Museum 1995). Requires large tree
                                                         hollows for shelter (Menkhorst and Knight 2001).
                                                         Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. In south-east Queensland, this
                                                         species is usually found in dense, closed heathlands, or open Banksia woodlands
Pezoporus wallicus wallicus Ground parrot
                                                         with dense heath understories. It requires a high density of food plants such as
                                                         sedges from the families Cyperaceae or Restionaceae (Dept. Environment 2016).
                                                         Unlikely. This species inhabit a range of temperate, sub-tropical and tropical
                                                         forest, woodland and semi-arid communities where suitable food trees are
                                                         present. The koala is a leaf-eating specialist that feeds primarily during dawn,
                                                         dusk or night. Its diet is restricted mainly to foliage of Eucalyptus spp; however,
Phascolarctos cinereus       Koala                       it may also consume foliage of related genera, including Corymbia spp.,
                                                         Angophora spp. and Lophostemon spp. The Koala may, at times, supplement its
                                                         diet with other species, including Leptospermum spp. and Melaleuca spp. (Dept.
                                                         Environment 2012). No eucalypts or other suitable forage species occur on the
                                                         site.
                                                         Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This species is found below the
Phyllodes         imperialis                             altitude of 600 m in undisturbed, subtropical rainforest and occurs in association
                             Pink underwing moth
smithersi
                                                         with the vine Carronia multisepalea (Dept. Environment 2016).
                                                         Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. The black-throated finch
                                                         (southern) occurs at two general locations: in the Townsville region and at
                                                         scattered sites in central-eastern Queensland (between Aramac and Great Basalt
                                                         Wall National Park). This species occurs mainly in grassy, open woodlands and
                             Southern     black-throated forests, typically dominated by Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Melaleuca, and
Poephila cincta cincta
                             finch
                                                         occasionally in tussock grasslands or other habitats (for example freshwater
                                                         wetlands), often along or near watercourses, or in the vicinity of water. The
                                                         species is thought to require a mosaic of different habitats in which it can find
                                                         seed during the wet season. Some of the more common species of eucalypts in




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