MCU 14/0106 Appendix F - Ecological Assessment

Threatened Species Habitat
Scientific Name Common         NCA    Habitat                                              Species Distribution                          Approach to survey                         Predicted   Site Assessments         Likely
                Name           Status                                                                                                                                               Likely                               Presence
                                                                                                                                                                                    Presence                             Following
                                                                                                                                                                                    Prior to                             Survey
                                                                                                                                                                                    Survey
Fauna

Birds

Calyptorhynchus Glossy         V      The Glossy Black-Cockatoo is highly dependent on The Glossy Black-Cockatoo is widespread in According to Terrestrial Vertebrate               Likely      A 5 night/5 day fauna    Absence Known
lathami         Black-                the distribution of Allocasuarina species and is    eastern Australia from Eungella, Queensland Fauna Survey Guidelines for                   (medium)    survey of the study area or Suspected
                Cockatoo              found in woodland dominated by Allocasuarina and south to east Gippland, Victoria, and inland Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                               was undertaken in April- (medium)
                                      in open forests where it forms a substantial middle from southern central Queensland through appropriate survey techniques for                            May 2013. Specifically
                                      layer. Often confined to remnant Allocasuarina      the central west of New South Wales to      diurnal birds are, diurnal bird surveys,                  dedicated morning bird
                                      patches surrounded by cleared farmlands. Requires north-eastern Victoria. There is also an      and incidental detection.                                 surveys were undertaken,
                                      tree hollows for breeding (Birds Australia, 2013).  isolated population on Kangaroo Island,                                                               supplemented by diurnal
                                                                                          South Australia (Birds, 2013)                                                                         and nocturnal incidental
                                                                                                                                                                                                observations.
Climacteris      Red-Browed NT        The Red-browed Treecreeper is found in cool,          Distributed from Tewantin in south-east     According to Terrestrial Vertebrate         Unlikely    A 5 night/5 day fauna     Unlikely (high)
erythrops        Treecreeper          dense, wet eucalypt forests and is absent from        Queensland, though the coastal mountains Fauna Survey Guidelines for                    (medium)    survey of the study area
                                      rainforest. Hilly or mountainous country is preferred of New South Wales to the highlands of east Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                           was undertaken in April-
                                      (Qld Parks and Wildlife Service, 2001).               and south east Victoria (Qld Parks and      appropriate survey techniques for                       May 2013. Specifically
                                                                                            Wildlife Service, 2001).                    diurnal birds are, diurnal bird surveys,                dedicated morning bird
                                                                                                                                        and incidental detection.                               surveys were undertaken,
                                                                                                                                                                                                supplemented by diurnal
                                                                                                                                                                                                and nocturnal incidental
                                                                                                                                                                                                observations.
Ephippiorhynchus Black-       NT      The Black-necked Stork inhabits wetlands, such as The Black-necked Stork is restricted mainly According to Terrestrial Vertebrate             Possible    A 5 night/5 day fauna    Absence Known
asiaticus        Necked Stork         floodplains of rivers with large shallow swamps and to coastal and near-coastal areas of northern Fauna Survey Guidelines for                 (medium)    survey of the study area or Suspected
                                      pools, and deeper permanent bodies of water.         and eastern Australia. Throughout the        Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                           was undertaken in April- (medium)
                                      Occasionally individuals will stray into open grass, monsoonal areas of northern Australia, the appropriate survey techniques for                         May 2013. Specifically
                                      woodland areas or flooded paddocks in search of Black-necked Stork is still widespread, but diurnal birds are, diurnal bird surveys,                      dedicated morning bird
                                      food. The nest is a large platform of sticks and     fewer numbers appear southwards to           and incidental detection.                               surveys were undertaken,
                                      other vegetation, which is placed in a tall tree     eastern Australia (Birds Australia, 2013).                                                           supplemented by diurnal
                                      standing in or near water. Birds are secretive and                                                                                                        and nocturnal incidental
                                      nest in isolated pairs (Birds Australia, 2013).                                                                                                           observations.
Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's Rail NT    It may occur in association with crakes at the edge Coastal eastern Australia and Tas (Thomas, According to Terrestrial Vertebrate            Possible    A 5 night/5 day fauna    Possible (high)
                                      of drying swamps in late summer; It also occurs in 2011).                                      Fauna Survey Guidelines for                    (medium)    survey of the study area rare use of the
                                      overgrown ditches and Lantana thickets, (Thomas,                                               Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                              was undertaken in April- Study Area.
                                      2011).                                                                                         appropriate survey techniques for                          May 2013. Specifically
                                                                                                                                     diurnal birds are, diurnal bird surveys,                   dedicated morning bird
                                                                                                                                     and incidental detection.                                  surveys were undertaken,
                                                                                                                                                                                                supplemented by diurnal
                                                                                                                                                                                                and nocturnal incidental
                                                                                                                                                                                                observations.
Melithreptus     Black-        NT     Black-chinned Honeyeaters occupy the dry             Eastern and northern Australia (Thomas,       According to Terrestrial Vertebrate        Unlikely    A 5 night/5 day fauna     Unlikely
gularis          Chinned              eucalypt woodland within an annual rainfall range of 2011).                                        Fauna Survey Guidelines for                (medium)    survey of the study area (medium)
                 Honeyeater           400-700 mm, particularly associations containing                                                   Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                          was undertaken in April-
                                      ironbark and box (SEWPAC, 2013).                                                                   appropriate survey techniques for                      May 2013. Specifically
                                                                                                                                         diurnal birds are, diurnal bird surveys,               dedicated morning bird
                                                                                                                                         and incidental detection.                              surveys were undertaken,
                                                                                                                                                                                                supplemented by diurnal
                                                                                                                                                                                                and nocturnal incidental
                                                                                                                                                                                                observations.