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 |
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Black Falcon |
Open grassland and large trees including paddock trees for nesting |
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Square-tailed Kite |
Large patches of woodland with large trees for nesting |
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Gang-gang Cockatoo |
Forest and woodland with large hollow-bearing trees |
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Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
Forest and woodland with large hollow-bearing trees and stands of Allocasuarina littoralis foraging habitat |
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Little Lorikeet |
Woodland and paddock trees with nectar rich eucalypts and trees with hollows |
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Swift Parrot |
Forest, woodland and paddock trees with nectar rich eucalypts |
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Turquoise Parrot |
Woodland with hollow-bearing trees and paddocks with stumps and hollow bearing trees close to edge of woodland |
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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 |
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Barking Owl |
Large patches (>100 ha) of woodland with large trees that have hollows 20 cm wide or larger. Forage in open farmland |
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Brown Treecreeper |
Grassy woodland patches that are connected to other patches. Breeds in tree hollows and forages on dead fallen timber |
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Speckled Warbler |
Woodland with dense grassy areas and patches of shrubs |
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Regent Honeyeater |
Woodland and paddock trees with nectar rich eucalypts and some mistletoes – prefers larger trees for breeding and foraging |
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Pied Honeyeater |
Shrubby woodland and shrublands with nectar-bearing shrubs |
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White-fronted Chat |
Grassland, open farmland, shrubs |
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Painted Honeyeater |
Woodland with abundant mistletoes |
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Black-chinned Honeyeater |
Woodland and paddock trees with nectar rich eucalypts |
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Grey-crowned Babbler |
Open grassy Box-Gum and White Cypress Pine woodland with clumps of dense shrubs |
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Varied Sittella |
Open forest and woodland |
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Gilbert’s Whistler |
Woodland with dense shrub layer |
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Hooded Robin |
Open grassy or shrubby woodland, edges of farmland Forages in areas with high levels of fallen dead timber |
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Scarlet Robin |
Open farmland with scattered areas of woodland |
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Flame Robin |
Open farmland with scattered areas of woodland |
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Diamond Firetail |
Native grassland and farmland close to patches of woodland |
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Mammals |
Spotted-tailed Quoll |
Forest and woodland with rock outcrops |
Koala |
Forest with Scribbly Gum |
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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/