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Threatened species of Fauna and Flora within the K2W Corridor (NSW OEH 2013)

 

FAUNA

SPECIES

HABITAT REQUIREMENTS

Amphibians

Sloane’s Froglet

Shallow wetlands with low emergent vegetation

Birds

Spotted Harrier

Open grassland and large trees for nesting

 

Little Eagle

Open grassland, scattered woodland and large trees for nesting

 

Black Falcon

Open grassland and large trees including paddock trees for nesting

 

Square-tailed Kite

Large patches of woodland with large trees for nesting

 

Gang-gang Cockatoo

Forest and woodland with large hollow-bearing trees

 

Glossy Black-Cockatoo

Forest and woodland with large hollow-bearing trees and stands of Allocasuarina littoralis foraging habitat

 

Little Lorikeet

Woodland and paddock trees with nectar rich eucalypts and trees with hollows

 

Swift Parrot

Forest, woodland and paddock trees with nectar rich eucalypts

 

Turquoise Parrot

Woodland with hollow-bearing trees and paddocks with stumps and hollow bearing trees close to edge of woodland

 

Superb Parrot

Woodland and open farmland with scattered paddock trees. Needs large old trees with hollows for breeding. Forages on native trees and shrubs and crops. Prefers to move along corridors of trees and shrubs

 

Barking Owl

Large patches (>100 ha) of woodland with large trees that have hollows 20 cm wide or larger. Forage in open farmland

 

Brown Treecreeper

Grassy woodland patches that are connected to other patches. Breeds in tree hollows and forages on dead fallen timber

 

Speckled Warbler

Woodland with dense grassy areas and patches of shrubs

 

Regent Honeyeater

Woodland and paddock trees with nectar rich eucalypts and some mistletoes – prefers larger trees for breeding and foraging

 

Pied Honeyeater

Shrubby woodland and shrublands with nectar-bearing shrubs

 

White-fronted Chat

Grassland, open farmland, shrubs

 

Painted Honeyeater

Woodland with abundant mistletoes

 

Black-chinned Honeyeater

Woodland and paddock trees with nectar rich eucalypts

 

Grey-crowned Babbler

Open grassy Box-Gum and White Cypress Pine woodland with clumps of dense shrubs

 

Varied Sittella

Open forest and woodland

 

Gilbert’s Whistler

Woodland with dense shrub layer

 

Hooded Robin

Open grassy or shrubby woodland, edges of farmland Forages in areas with high levels of fallen dead timber

 

Scarlet Robin

Open farmland with scattered areas of woodland

 

Flame Robin

Open farmland with scattered areas of woodland

 

Diamond Firetail

Native grassland and farmland close to patches of woodland

Mammals

Spotted-tailed Quoll

Forest and woodland with rock outcrops

 

Koala

Forest with Scribbly Gum

     

Insects

Golden Sun Moth

Native grassland

     

FLORA

SPECIES

HABITAT REQUIREMENTS

 

Silky Swainson-pea (Swainsona sericea)

Box-Gum and White Cypress Pine woodland

 

The entry page for threatened species information on theOffice of Environment and Heritage (OEH) website is: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/