Response to Info Request - Attachment 6b - Ecological Assessment Part 2 MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0001 · MCU18/0015

                                                  Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



      Scientific Name           Common Name                                       Likelihood of Occurring on the Site
                                                          croplands. It is commonly found in cattle fields and other farm areas that contain
                                                          livestock. This species roosts in trees, or amongst ground vegetation in or near
                                                          lakes and swamps (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Suitable habitat for this species
 Arenaria interpres       Ruddy turnstone                 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. The Australian fritillary butterfly
                                                          is restricted to open, swampy, coastal areas (i.e. Melaleuca wetlands) where the
 Argynnis hyperbius                                       larval food plant, Viola betonicifolia, grows as a small, insignificant ground herb
                          Australian fritillary
 inconstans
                                                          in association with Lomandra longifolia (long leaved matrush) and grasses,
                                                          especially the grass Imperata cylindrica (blady grass) (DEHP 2016).
                                                          Unlikely. This species occurs in terrestrial freshwater wetlands and, rarely,
                                                          estuarine habitats. It favours wetlands with tall, dense vegetation, where it
                                                          forages in still, shallow water up to 0.3m deep, often at the edges of pools or
                                                          waterways, or from platforms or mats of vegetation over deep water. The
 Botaurus poiciloptilus   Australasian bittern
                                                          species favours permanent and seasonal freshwater habitats, particularly those
                                                          dominated by sedges, rushes and/or reeds (e.g. Phragmites, Cyperus,
                                                          Eleocharis, Juncus, Typha, Baumea, Bolboschoenus) or cutting grass (Gahnia)
                                                          growing over muddy or peaty substrate (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Suitable habitat for this species
                                                          includes tidal mudflats, saltmarshes, mangroves, shallow fresh, brackish or
 Calidris acuminata       Sharp-tailed sandpiper
                                                          saline inland wetlands, floodwaters, irrigated pastures and crops, sewage ponds
                                                          and salt fields (Dept. Environment 2012).
                                                          Unlikely: Suitable habitat not observed onsite. Suitable habitat for this species
 Calidris canutus         Red knot                        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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