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Table 1-1: List of fauna species for the entire project area as identified from desktop and field surveys, as well as distribution analysis. Table Key 1 = Atlas of Living Australia 2 = NT Atlas (inc Museum) 3 = EPBC 4 = Distribution occurs within area 5 = WDRL geologist (birds) CR = Critically Endangered EN = Endangered VU = Vulnerable NT = Near Threatened SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME BIRD ACANTHIZIDAE Client: Western Desert Resources Ltd Doc No. DW120004-C0302-EIA-R-0036 Doc Title: Appendix D – Terrestrial Biodiversity Report DD = Data Deficient LC = Least Concern (Int) = Introduced NE = Not Evaluated * = proposed reduction of status # = proposed increase of status H = Haul Rd M = Mine P = Port STATUS RECORD Aus NT Mig Mar MLA/ Haul Port Survey Gerygone albogularis White-throated Gerygone - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P Gerygone chloronota Green-backed Gerygone - LC - - 1,2 - M Gerygone levigaster Mangrove Gerygone - LC - - - 1,2 P ACCIPITRIDAE Accipiter cirrocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk - LC - - 1,2 2 M,P Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk - LC - - 1 - - Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 M Circus approximans Swamp Harrier - LC - x - 1,2 - Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier - LC - - 1,2 - M Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite - LC - - - 1,2 - Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-eagle - LC x x 2 1,2 H,M,P Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite - LC - x 1,2 1,2 - Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P Hamirostra melanosternon Black-breasted Buzzard - LC - - 1,2 - - Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle - LC - - 1,2 1 H Lophoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite - NT - - 1 - - Milvus migrans Black Kite - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 P Pandion cristatus Eastern Osprey - LC x x 1,2 1,2 P ACROCEPHALIDAE Acrocephalus australis Australian Reed-Warbler - NT - x 4 4 - AEGOTHELIDAE Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-nightjar - LC - - 1,2,5 - M ALAUDIDAE Mirafra javanica Singing Bushlark - LC - - 1,2 1,2 - ALCEDINIDAE Ceyx azureus Azure Kingfisher - LC - - 1,2 1,2 H ANATIDAE Anas gracilis Grey Teal - LC - - 1,2 1,2 - Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck - LC - - 1,2 1,2 H,P Aythya australis Hardhead - LC - - 1,2 1,2 - Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling-Duck - LC - x 1,2 1,2 H Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck - LC - - 1,2,5 - M*,P
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Client: Western Desert Resources Ltd Doc No. DW120004-C0302-EIA-R-0036 Doc Title: Appendix D – Terrestrial Biodiversity Report STATUS RECORD Aus NT Mig Mar MLA/ Haul Port Survey Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pink-eared Duck - LC - - 1,2 1,2 - Nettapus pulchellus Green Pygmy-Goose - LC - x 1,2 1,2 P Tadorna radjah Radjah Shelduck - LC - x 1,2 - P ANHINGIDAE Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian Darter - LC - - 1,2 1,2 M ANSERANATIDAE Anseranas semipalmata Magpie Goose - LC - x 1,2,3 1,2,3 M APODIDAE Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift - LC x x - 1,2 - Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail - NE - x - - M ARDEIDAE Ardea ibis Cattle Egret - LC x x 1,2 - - Ardea intermedia Intermediate Egret - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 - Ardea modesta Eastern Great Egret - LC x x 1,2,5 1,2 M* Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 M Ardea sumatrana Great-billed Heron - LC - - 1,2 1,2 - Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian Bittern EN NE - - 3 - - Butorides striata Striated Heron - LC - - 1,2 1,2 P Egretta garzetta Little Egret - LC - x 1,2 1,2 M,P Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 - Egretta picata Pied Heron - LC - - 1,2 1,2 P Egretta sacra Eastern Reef Egret - LC x x - 1,2 - Ixobrychus flavicollis Black Bittern - DD - - 1,2 1 M Nycticorax caledonicus Nankeen Night Heron - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M ARTAMIDAE Artamus cinereus Black-faced Woodswallow - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P Artamus leucorynchus White-breasted Woodswallow - LC - - 1,2 - H Artamus minor Little Woodswallow - LC - - 1,2,5 - H,M Artamus personatus Masked Woodswallow - LC - - 1,2 - H Artamus superciliosus White-browed Woodswallow - LC - - 1 - - Cracticus nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 H,M Cracticus tibicen Australian Magpie - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 M BURHINIDAE Burhinus grallarius Bush Stone-curlew - NT - - 1,2,5 - H,M Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew - LC - x - 1,2 P CACATUIDAE Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - LC - - 1,2 1,2 H,P Cacatua sanguinea Little Corella - LC - - 1,2 1,2 P Calyptorhynchus banksii Red-tailed Black-cockatoo - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 H,M Eolophus roseicapilla Galah - LC - - 1,2,5 1,2 H,M Nymphicus hollandicus Cockatiel - LC - - 1,2 1,2 H CAMPEPHAGIDAE Coracina maxima Ground Cuckoo-shrike - LC - - 1 - - Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P Coracina papuensis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M
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5.5 Sensitive Habitats ............
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Figure 25: Notable habitat identifi
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Appendices FAUNA APPENDICES Appendi
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Figure 1: Locations for three propo
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Table 1: A summary of key informati
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• Fine scale vegetation mapping (
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Coastal Port Facilities The coastal
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“Vegetation mapping is not an exa
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• Water bodies - The waterbodies
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2.3 Groundwater Dependant Ecosystem
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Haul Road Transport Corridor Five s
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Figure 2: Map of all fauna survey l
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Bat Survey Bat species present were
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The Freshwater fish surveys were ca
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2.6 Targeted Surveys 2.6.1 Bare-rum
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Figure 3: The IUCN Red List categor
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D-3. Desktop Review 3.1 Climate The
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Veg. Type Table 10: Vegetation Type
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Sections of the McArthur land syste
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Figure 27: Haul road (and surrounds
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5.3.1 Notable flora records Surveys
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Towns Survey - Lower Reaches Site 4
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Towns Survey - Upper Site 3 Site 4
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Table 18: Fauna site habitat descri
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Ground: Alloteropsis semialata (fq
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Ground: Bulbostylis barbata (fq 67%
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