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

                                                Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



      Scientific Name           Common Name                                    Likelihood of Occurring on the Site
                                                        Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Suitable habitat for this species
                                                        includes forests and woodlands dominated by Acacia harpophylla on black
 Furina dunmalli          Dunmall’s snake
                                                        alluvial cracking clays and Eucalypt-Bulloak associations on sandstone derived
                                                        soils (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                        Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This species generally occupies
                                                        flooded meadows, seasonal or semi-permanent swamps, or open waters bogs,
 Gallinago hardwickii     Latham's snipe                waterholes, billabongs, lagoons, lakes, creek or river margins, river pools and
                                                        floodplains. Dense fringing vegetation is preferred by this species but it has been
                                                        recorded in waterlogged paddocks (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                        Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This species inhabits shallow
                                                        freshwater wetlands of various kinds including paddy fields, swamps and sewage
                                                        farms, with bare mud or shallow water for feeding, with nearby vegetation
 Gallinago megala         Swinhoe’s snipe
                                                        cover. This species is also known to occur in grasslands, drier cultivated areas
                                                        and market gardens (Higgins and Davies 1996). Most species records are from the
                                                        Northern Territory.
                                                        Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Most often in or at the edges of
                                                        shallow freshwater swamps, ponds and lakes with emergent, sparse to dense
                                                        cover of grass/sedge or other vegetation. The species is also found in drier, more
 Gallinago stenura        Pin-tailed snipe
                                                        open wetlands such as claypans in more arid parts of species' range. It is also
                                                        commonly seen at sewage ponds; not normally in saline or inter-tidal wetlands
                                                        (Higgins & Davies 1996).
                                                        Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. This species has a large
                                                        distribution range throughout SE QLD and is found in association with coasts,
 Haliaeetus leucogaster   White-bellied sea-eagle
                                                        large rivers and estuaries and prefers to nest in large trees adjacent
                                                        watercourses (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                        Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Suitable habitat for this species
 Heteroscelus brevipes    Grey-tailed tattler           includes tidal reefs and pools, weed-covered rocks, pebbly, shelly and sandy
                                                        shores with stranded seaweed, and mudflats (Dept. Environment 2012).



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