Attachment 4 - Terrestrial Ecology Report_RACV_2022 June

                                                              Table 6. Habitat for threatened species with some likelihood of occurrence

 Species                        Habitat                                                                                                                                         Likelihood of Occurrence
                                The range of this population extends from approximately the latitude of Cairns to the New South Wales-Victoria border. Koalas inhabit
                                a range of temperate, sub-tropical and tropical forest, woodland and semi-arid communities dominated by species from the genus
 koala
                                Eucalyptus. The koala’s diet is restricted mainly to foliage of Eucalyptus species but may also consume foliage of related genera,              Known from subject land and surrounds.
 Phascolarctos cinereus         including Corymbia, Angophora and Lophostemon and at times supplement its diet with other species, including species from the genera
                                Leptospermum and Melaleuca. Eucalypt forest and woodland on foothills and plains, particularly with high-nutrient soils.
                                                                                                                                                                                7 records <5km. No likelihood of occurrence on
 wallum froglet
                                                                                                                                                                                subject land. Some potential for occurrence to
 Crinia tinnula                                                                                                                                                                 the north.
                                These frog species occur along Australia’s eastern seaboard from Bundaberg, south-east Queensland, south as far as Jervis Bay, New
                                                                                                                                                                                3 records <5km. No likelihood of occurrence on
 wallum sedgefrog               South Wales. The wallum frogs are restricted to freshwater swamps in lowland coastal areas and is found in associated vegetation
                                                                                                                                                                                subject land. Some potential for occurrence to
 Litoria olongburensis          communities such as heath, sedgeland and woodland on nutrient-poor sandy soils. Acidic swamps and lakes in these areas provide
                                                                                                                                                                                the north.
                                essential breeding habitat for wallum-dependent frog species. These frogs have also been observed in disturbed heath habitat.
                                                                                                                                                                                5 records <5km. No likelihood of occurrence on
 wallum rocketfrog
                                                                                                                                                                                subject land. Some potential for occurrence to
 Litoria freycineti                                                                                                                                                             the north.
                                                                                                                                                                                2 records <5km. No likelihood of occurrence on
 glossy black-cockatoo          Woodland dominated by Allocasuarina and in open forests where it forms a substantial middle layer. Often confined to remnant                    subject land as no feed trees or suitable next
 Calyptorhynchus lathami        Allocasuarina patches surrounded by cleared farmlands.                                                                                          trees. Known from Noosa Heads locality, i.e.
                                                                                                                                                                                feeding trees.
                                It is restricted to coastal and near-coastal regions of SEQ and north-eastern NSW. It inhabits drier low closed forests, particularly semi-
 black-breasted button-         evergreen vine thicket, low microphyll vine forest, araucarian microphyll vine forest and araucarian notophyll vine forest. They are also       5 records <5km. No likelihood of occurrence on
 quail                          found in low, dense acacia thickets and, in littoral areas, in vegetation behind sand dunes. Leaf-litter in drier rainforests, vine thickets,   subject land. While unlikely, some potential for
 Turnix melanogaster            scrubby woodlands of eucalypts, she-oaks, bottle brushes, brush box, brigalow and Acacia, thickets of lantana on rainforest fringes,            occurrence on Council land.
                                hoop pine plantations, grain stubbles.
                                This species mostly occurs in dense coastal and subcoastal heathlands, sedgelands and buttongrass plains, where there is a high
 ground parrot
                                diversity of low-growing plants. There they feed on fallen seeds taken from the ground or plucked directly from the plants as they walk         12 records <5km. No likelihood of occurrence
 Pezoporus wallicus             briskly and agilely through the vegetation. Occurs in scattered populations along the east coast of Australia, from south-east coastal          on subject land or immediate surrounds.
 wallicus                       Queensland and in pockets in north-east and southern New South Wales.
                                                                                                                                                                                18 records <5km. No likelihood of occurrence
                                This species typically occurs in coastal saltmarsh, mangroves and adjacent freshwater wetland habitats in Australia and in coastal
 water mouse                                                                                                                                                                    on subject land. Potential occurrence in
                                wetland areas of Papua New Guinea. Constructed nesting mounds and natural or artificial hollows located close to or above the high
 Xeromys myoides                                                                                                                                                                mangrove area although no evidence nor
                                tide mark, are used for shelter during the day and between tidal cycles.
                                                                                                                                                                                extensive suitable habitat.
                                Highly mobile species moving up and down the east coast in search for food. Species has a preference for the nectar and pollen from
 grey-headed flying-fox
                                eucalypts, melaleucas and banksias although feeds in orchids if natural foods are scarce. Diverse native diet, which it supplements with
 Pteropus poliocephalus                                                                                                                                                         Known from subject land and surrounds.
                                introduced plants. The species has no adaptations for withstanding food shortages and migrates in response to changes in the amount
                                and location of flowering.



Note: Migratory, Wader and Shore birds excluded from this table.




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