Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Scientific Name Common Name TSC/FMActEPBC Act Habitat Association Nature of Record Likelihood ofoccurrencetaking insects, worm and seeds. Prefers fringes ofswamps, dams and nearby marshy areas with coverof grasses, lignum, low scrub or open timber.Potential for impactsNinox strenua Powerful Owl V - Occurs from the coast to the western slopes. Solitaryand sedentary species. Inhabits a range of habitatsfrom woodland and open sclerophyll forest to tallopen wet forest and rainforest. Prefers large tracts ofvegetation. Nests in large tree hollows (> 0.5 mdeep), in large eucalypts (dbh 80-240 cm) that are atleast 150 years old. Pairs have high fidelity to a smallnumber of hollow-bearing nest trees and defend alarge home range of 400 - 1,450 ha. Forages withinopen and closed woodlands as well as open areas.Anthochaera phrygia Regent Honeyeater CE E In NSW confined to two known breeding areas: theCapertee Valley and Bundarra-Barraba region. Nonbreedingflocks occasionally seen in coastal areasforaging in flowering Spotted Gum and SwampMahogany forests, presumably in response todrought. Inhabits dry open forest and woodlands,particularly Box-Ironbark woodland and riparianforests of River Sheoak, with an abundance of maturetrees, high canopy cover and abundance ofmistletoes.165 records within10km (OEH2012a)1 record within10km (OEH2012a)Predicted to occurwithin 10km(DSEWPaC 2012a)Low.No breeding orroosting habitat.Known population inthe area: individualsmay fly through orforage at the site onoccasion.Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Low.No roosting orbreeding habitatwould be affected.Small areas ofpotential foraginghabitat may beremoved.Nil.Petroica boodang Scarlet Robin V - In NSW occurs from coast to inland slopes. Breeds indrier eucalypt forests and temperate woodlands,often on ridges and slopes, within open understoreyof shrubs and grasses and sometimes in open areas.4 records within10km (OEH2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.