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Table 7-1: Listed Migratory and Marine Species (EPBC Act) Table Key 1 = Atlas of Living Australia 2 = NT Atlas (inc Museum) 3 = EPBC 4 = Distribution occurs within area 5 = WDRL geologist (birds) SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Client: Western Desert Resources Ltd Doc No. DW120004-C0302-EIA-R-0036 Doc Title: Appendix D – Terrestrial Biodiversity Report * = proposed reduction of status # = proposed increase of status 1 = Sight record – only identifiable at species level in the hand. H = Haul Rd M = Mine P = Port LC = Least Concern NE = Not Evaluated DD = Data Deficient STATUS RECORD LIKELIHOOD Aus NT Mig Mar Mine/Haul Port Survey Mine Haul Port ACCIPITRIDAE Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M known known known Circus approximans Swamp Harrier - LC - x - 1,2 - likely likely known Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-eagle - LC x x 2 1,2 H,M,P known known known Haliastur indus Brahminy Kite - LC - x 1,2 1,2 - known known known Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P known known known Pandion cristatus Eastern Osprey - LC x x 1,2 1,2 P known known known ANATIDAE Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling-Duck - LC - x 1,2 1,2 H known known known Nettapus pulchellus Green Pygmy-Goose - LC - x 1,2 1,2 P known known known Tadorna radjah Radjah Shelduck - LC - x 1,2 - P known known known ANSERANATIDAE Anseranas semipalmata Magpie Goose - LC - x 1,2,3 1,2,3 M known known known APODIDAE Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift - LC x x - 1,2 - likely likely known Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail - NE - x - - M known likely likely ARDEIDAE Ardea ibis Cattle Egret - LC x x 1,2 - - known known may Ardea intermedia Intermediate Egret - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 - known known known Ardea modesta Eastern Great Egret - LC x x 1,2,5 1,2 M* known known known Egretta garzetta Little Egret - LC - x 1,2 1,2 M,P known known known Egretta sacra Eastern Reef Egret - LC x x - 1,2 - - - known Nycticorax caledonicus Nankeen Night Heron - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M known known known BURHINIDAE Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew - LC - x - 1,2 P - - known
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 LIKELIHOOD Aus NT Mig Mar Mine/Haul Port Survey Mine Haul Port CAMPEPHAGIDAE Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P known known known Coracina papuensis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M known known known Coracina tenuirostris Cicadabird - LC x x 1 - - known known likely CHARADRIIDAE Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover - LC x x 2 1,2 P known known known Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover - LC x x - 1,2 - known known known Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover - LC x x - 2 - known known known Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover - LC x x - 1,2 P known known known Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover - LC x x 2 - - known likely likely COLUMBIDAE Ducula bicolor Pied Imperial Pigeon - LC - x 1,2 1,2 P known known known CORACIIDAE Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,P known known known CUCULIDAE Cacomantis pallidus Pallid Cuckoo - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P known known known Chalcites basalis Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo - LC - x 1,2 1,2 H known known known Chalcites minutillus Little Bronze-Cuckoo - LC - x 1,2 1,2 H known known known Chalcites osculans Black-eared Cuckoo - LC - x - - M known likely likely Eudynamys orientalis Eastern Koel - LC - x 1,2,5 2 H,P known known known Scythrops novaehollandiae Channel-billed Cuckoo - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,P known known known EUROSTOPDIDAE Eurostopodus argus Spotted Nightjar - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P known known known FALCONIDAE Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel - LC - x 1,2 1,2 H known known known GLAREOLIDAE Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole - LC x x 1,2 - - known known likely Stiltia isabella Australian Pratincole - LC - x 1,2 1,2 - known known known HALCYONIDAE Todiramphus macleayii Forest Kingfisher - LC - x 1,2 - M known known likely Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher - LC - x 1,2,5 1,2 H,M,P known known known HIRUNDINIDAE Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow - LC x x 3 3 - may may may Petrochelidon nigricans Tree Martin - LC - x 1,2 1,2 - known known known LARIDAE Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Black Tern - LC x x - 2 - likely likely known
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EcOz Environmental Services Draft E
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Document Control Record Prepared by
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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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3.3 Sites of Conservation Significa
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3.4 Topography and Geomorphology Th
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Figure 6: Five-year fire scar map o
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3.6 Weeds Weed data was collected f
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3.7.2 Flora Records Flora surveys w
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Table 9: Five main vegetation and l
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Veg. Type Table 10: Vegetation Type
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Figure 13: Five main vegetation typ
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4.3.2 Vegetation Condition The fire
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(note that conceptual site layout h
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Site Photo Description F5 F6 F7 F8a
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Site Photo Description F12 F13 F14
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4.5.2 Fauna Survey Results The Wet
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Figure 24: Locations of freshwater
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4.7 Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat Surv
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Figure 25: Notable habitat identifi
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Sections of the McArthur land syste
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Table 14: Land system and vegetatio
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Land System Landform Soils Vegetati
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5.3 Vegetation Surveys National Veg
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NVIS Level 3 Veg ID Description (ad
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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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diversity. The riparian zone and ad
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Figure 34: Map 1 of 4 - Haul road s
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Figure 36: Map 3 of 4 - Haul road s
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5.5.2 Rocky Sandstone Ridges Rocky
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feature the three species of freshw
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Figure 39: Land system map of the c
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Table 22: Vegetation type summaries
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6.3.2 Vegetation Condition The vege
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6.3.4 Introduced Plant Species Envi
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Site Photo Description Site 4 Site
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6.4.2 Fauna Survey Results The surv
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6.5 Sensitive Habitats None of the
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6.5.4 Melaleuca Swamp This is a rel
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Figure 46: Map of threatened and no
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SCIENTIFIC NAME Falcunculus frontat
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7.1.2 Migratory Shorebirds The Gulf
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Figure 48: Location of MLA and haul
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7.1.4 Proposed Status Changes In 20
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Table 29: Notable flora species wit
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SCIENTIFIC NAME LENTIBULARIACEAE Ut
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7.3 Sensitive Habitat 7.3.1 MLA Are
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D-9. References Aldrick, JM & Wilso
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NRETAS 2006, Threatened Species of
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Client: Western Desert Resources Lt
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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME VARANID
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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATU S
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Table 2-3: Mammals found from MLA f
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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Delma b
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Table 3-3: Mammals found from Haul
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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME BURHINI
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Page 267 and 268: Ground: Alloteropsis semialata (fq
Page 269 and 270: Ground: Portulaca bicolor (fq 75%),
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Page 277 and 278: 25%), Jacksonia odontoclada (fq 25%
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Desmodium brownii (fq 20%), Desmodi
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graminea (fq 33%), Nesaea muelleri
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trifolia (fq 33%), Cyperus holoscho
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microcephala (fq 67%), Melochia cor
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Site ID Map Easting Northing Descri
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Table 10-5: Vegetation Assessment o
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Site ID Map Easting Northing W54 2
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Site ID Map Easting Northing Client
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Table 10-8: Riparian Vegetation Ass
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Table 10-10: Riparian Vegetation As
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Table 11-4: Port Area. Vegetation U
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