2 David Low Way - Attachment 2 - Ecological and Bushfire Assessment Report 9-8-17

Threatened Species Likelihood of Occurrence Assessment ‐ Lot 71 on MCH 2854

Status:
NCR ‐ Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation: NT = Near Threatened; V = Vulnerable; E = Endangered.
EPBC ‐ Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: V = Vulnerable; E = Endangered; CE = Critically Endangered

Record Source
WO = Wildlife On‐line; PM = Protected Matters Search Tool



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Likelihood of
Scientific Name                       Common Name                                        Status             Record Source General habitat requirements                                                                                                                        Occurrence
Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni         Gibson's Albatross                            V              V             PM       Gibson's Albatross is marine, pelagic and aerial. In the Antarctic, it occurs in open water, and rarely enters the belt of icebergs region          Unlikely
                                                                                                                          (Falla 1937a; Hicks 1973). In late summer, it may approach the edge of the pack‐ice (Darby 1970). On breeding islands, the Gibson's
                                                                                                                          Albatross nests on coastal or inland ridges, slopes, plateaux and plains, often on marshy ground.
Diomedea exulans                      Wandering Albatross                           V              V             PM       The Wandering Albatross is marine, pelagic and aerial. On breeding islands, the Wandering Albatross nests on coastal or inland ridges,              Unlikely
                                                                                                                          slopes, plateaux and plains, often on marshy ground

Erythrotriorchis radiatus             Red Goshawk                                   E              V              PM          The Red Goshawk occurs in coastal and sub‐coastal areas in wooded and forested lands of tropical and warm‐temperate Australia,                  Unlikely
                                                                                                                              riverine forests are also used frequently.

Fregetta grallaria grallaria          White‐bellied Storm‐Petrel                     -             V              PM          occurs across sub‐tropical and tropical waters in the Tasman Sea, Coral Sea and, possibly, the central Pacific Ocean. In the non‐breeding Unlikely
                                                                                                                              season, it reaches and forages over near‐shore waters along the continental shelf of mainland Australia. It breeds, in Australian territory,
                                                                                                                              on offshore islets and rocks in the Lord Howe Island group. It nests in crevices between large volcanic rocks, and in burrows excavated in
                                                                                                                              banks. Breeding colonies are often situated along dykes.


Lathamus discolor                     Swift parrot                                  E             CE              PM          Dry open, box‐ironbark forests and woodlands. Key tree species that provide important nesting and foraging habitat for Swift Parrots are Unlikely
                                                                                                                              Grey box, Yellow box, Swamp mahogany and Forest red gum in SE Queensland. The use of these habitats is dependant on prevailing
                                                                                                                              climatic conditions and corresponding food availability. The production of lerp and nectar food resources in these habitats and the
                                                                                                                              availability of nesting hollows are considered the main limiting factors to the species' survival and capacity to breed.


Limosa lapponica baueri               Bar‐tailed Godwit                             V              V              PM          Migratory, breeds in northern hemisphere. General habitat ‐ occurs mainly in coastal habitats such as large intertidal sandflats, banks,    Possible
                                                                                                                              mudflats, estuaries, inlets, harbours, coastal lagoons and bays. It has also been recorded in coastal sewage farms and saltworks, saltlakes
                                                                                                                              and brackish wetlands near coasts, sandy ocean beaches, rock platforms, and coral reef‐flats. Usually forages near the edge of water or
                                                                                                                              in shallow water, mainly in tidal estuaries and harbours. They prefer exposed sandy or soft mud substrates on intertidal flats, banks and
                                                                                                                              beaches. On Heron Island, Qld they have been seen feeding on insect larvae among the roots of Casuarina.


Limosa lapponica menzbieri            Northern Siberian Bar‐tailed Godwit           E             CE              PM          General habitat ‐ occurs mainly in coastal habitats such as large intertidal sandflats, banks, mudflats, estuaries, inlets, harbours, coastal   Unlikely
                                                                                                                              lagoons and bays. It has also been recorded in coastal sewage farms and saltworks, saltlakes and brackish wetlands near coasts, sandy
                                                                                                                              ocean beaches, rock platforms, and coral reef‐flat.


Numenius madagascariensis             Eastern Curlew                                E             CE              PM          Most commonly associated with sheltered coasts, especially estuaries, bays, harbours, inlets and coastal lagoons, with large intertidal         Unlikely
                                                                                                                              mudflats or sandflats, often with beds of seagrass (Zosteraceae). Occasionally, the species occurs on ocean beaches (often near
                                                                                                                              estuaries), and coral reefs, rock platforms, or rocky islets. The birds are often recorded among saltmarsh and on mudflats fringed by
                                                                                                                              mangroves, and sometimes within the mangroves. The birds are also found in coastal saltworks and sewage farms.


Pachyptila turtur subantarctica       Fairy Prion                                    -             V              PM          The species as a whole has a circumpolar distribution, and probably frequents subtropical waters during the non‐breeding period.                Unlikely
                                                                                                                              Burrows of fairy prions (southern) are usually in crevices, in hollows beneath cushions of Colobanthus muscoides or in burrows in peaty
                                                                                                                              soil held together by a thick cover of Cotula plumosa.




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