Attachment 6b - Ecological Assessment Part 2 · MCU18/0015

                                                  Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



      Scientific Name            Common Name                                     Likelihood of Occurring on the Site
                                                          terrain. Roosting has also been observed in disused mine shafts, caves, overhangs
                                                          and disused Fairy Martin (Hirundo ariel) nests. It also possibly roosts in the
                                                          hollows of trees. The structure of primary nursery roosts appears to be very
                                                          specific, i.e. arch caves with dome roofs (that need to be deep enough to allow
                                                          juvenile bats to learn to fly safely inside) and with indentations in the roof
                                                          (presumably to allow the capture of heat). These physical characteristics are not
                                                          very common in the landscape and therefore a limiting factor (Dept.
                                                          Environment 2012).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Suitable habitat for this species
 Charadrius bicinctus       Double-banded plover          includes tidal reefs and pools, weed-covered rocks, pebbly, shelly and sandy
                                                          shores with stranded seaweed, and mudflats (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Suitable habitat for this species
 Charadrius leschenaultii   Greater sand plover           includes tidal reefs and pools, weed-covered rocks, pebbly, shelly and sandy
                                                          shores with stranded seaweed, and mudflats (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Suitable habitat for this species
 Charadrius mongolus        Lesser sand plover            includes tidal reefs and pools, weed-covered rocks, pebbly, shelly and sandy
                                                          shores with stranded seaweed, and mudflats (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This species inhabits acidic
                                                          wetlands (pH 4.3-5.2) within Melaleuca swamps, sedgeland, wet or dry heathland
                                                          and wallum/woodland areas in the sandy coastal lowlands (<100m ASL) of south-
 Crinia tinnula             Wallum froglet                east Queensland. Occasionally animals occur in adjacent forests with a heathy
                                                          understorey, and are known to persist in disturbed wallum habitat such as 4WD-
                                                          impacted sites, roadsides, quarry site, and exotic pine plantations and partly
                                                          cleared areas (DEHP 2013).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This species is found in monsoon
 Cuculus optatus            Oriental cuckoo               forests, the edges of rainforests, treed paddocks, mangroves, roadsides and river
                                                          flats (Pizzey & Knight 1997).




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