Appendix M - Ecology Report

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  occurring on site or using the site was then assessed and these species were targeted in fieldwork.
  Table 2, below, summarises the significant fauna species and their likely occurrence on the site, in
  the context of the location and habitat available. The complete results of these data searches are
  provided in Appendix B of this report.
                         Table 2 Significant Fauna Species Identified by Data Searches.

                                                           Status                                                            Likely
   Scientific Name           Common Name                                    Source            Typical Habitat              Occurrence
                                                   EPBC     NCA     Other

AVIFAUNA

Anthochaera phrygia       Regent Honeyeater                                 EPBC     Uncommon nomad in woodlands          Unlikely
                                                   CE, M     E                       and open forest in South-East
                                                                                     Queensland.

Botaurus poiciloptilus    Australasian Bittern                              EPBC     Favours permanent freshwater         Unlikely
                                                    E                                wetlands with tall, dense
                                                                                     vegetation

Calidris ferruginea       Curlew Sandpiper                                  EPBC     Widespread migrant in coastal        Unlikely
                                                                                     areas. Prefers inter-tidal mudflats,
                                                   CE, M
                                                                                     mangrove channels around dams
                                                                                     and floodwaters.

Cyclopsitta diophthalma Coxen’s Fig-parrot                                  EPBC     Lowland subtropical rainforests.     Unlikely
                                                   E, M      E
coxeni

Dasyornis brachypterus Eastern Bristlebird                                  EPBC     Inhabits low dense vegetation in a Unlikely
                                                                                     broad range of habitat types
                                                    E        E                       including sedgeland, heathland,
                                                                                     swampland, shrubland, sclerophyll
                                                                                     forest and woodland, and rainforest

Geophaps scripta          Squatter Pigeon                                   EPBC     Open woodland near water, in          Unlikely
scripta                   (southern subspecies)                                      interior of eastern Australia west of
                                                    V        V
                                                                                     Divide from north-east New South
                                                                                     Wales to Cape York.

Lathamus discolor         Swift Parrot              CE       E              DEHP,    Breeding in Tasmania from Sep-    Unlikely
                                                                            EPBC     Feb; winter nomadic visitor to
                                                                                     sclerophyll forests and woodlands
                                                                                     in south-east Queensland to South
                                                                                     Australia.

Numenius                  Eastern Curlew                                    DEHP,    Common migrant along tidal           Unlikely
madagascariensis                                   CE, M     V              QM       mudflats, san spits, mangroves,
                                                                                     ocean beaches.

Rostratula australis      Australian Painted                                EPBC     Uncommon to rare nomad in            Unlikely
                          Snipe                     E        V                       marshes, mainly in northern and
                                                                                     eastern Australia and Tasmania.

Turnix melanogaster       Black-breasted Button-                            EPBC     Usually found around edges           Unlikely
                          quail                                                      infested with wild tobacco, in
                                                    V        V
                                                                                     central Australia to north-eastern
                                                                                     New South Wales.




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