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

                                                         Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



      Scientific Name                    Common Name                                     Likelihood of Occurring on the Site
                                                                 watercourses inland. It requires extensive open areas of water for foraging
                                                                 (Dept. Environment 2016).
                                                                 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
 Pezoporus            wallicus                                   species is usually found in dense, closed heathlands, or open Banksia woodlands
                                 Ground parrot
 wallicus                                                        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: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Breeds in coastal cliffs and under
 Phaethon rubricauda             Red-tailed tropicbird           bushes in tropical Australia. Vagrant birds occur in coastal NSW waters, and
                                                                 occasionally even inland, particularly after storm events.
                                                                 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. This species usually inhabits
                                                                 coastal habitats, though it occasionally occurs around inland wetlands. Pacific
 Pluvialis fulva                 Pacific golden plover
                                                                 Golden Plovers usually occur on beaches, mudflats and sandflats (sometimes in
                                                                 vegetation such as mangroves, low saltmarsh such as Sarcocornia, or beds of



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