Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Scientific Name Common Name TSC/FMActEPBC Act Habitat Association Nature of Record Likelihood ofoccurrenceIn autumn and winter it migrates to more openhabitats such as grassy open woodland or paddockswith scattered trees. Abundant logs and coarsewoody debris are important habitat components.Potential for impactsTyto tenebricosa Sooty Owl V - Occurs in the coastal, escarpment and tablelandsregions of NSW. More common in the north andabsent from the western tablelands and further west.Inhabits tall, moist eucalypt forests and rainforests,and are strongly associated with sheltered gullies,particularly those with tall rainforest understorey.Roosts in tree hollows, amongst dense foliage ingullies or in caves, recesses or ledges of cliffs orbanks. Nest in large (>40cm wide, 100cm deep) treehollows in unlogged/unburnt gullies within 100m ofstreams or in caves.1 record within10km (OEH2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.Ptilinopus superbus Superb Fruit-dove V M A small pigeon that inhabits rainforest and similarclosed forests where it forages high in the canopy. Itmay also forage in eucalypt or acacia woodlandwhere there are fruit-bearing trees. Occurs principallyin NE Qld to NE NSW, becoming much lesscommon further south and is largely confined topockets of suitable habitat as far south as Moruya,with vagrants as far south as Tasmania.8 records within10km (OEH2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.Polytelis swainsonii Superb Parrot V V Occurs as a single population I the South-west Slopesand Riverina bioregions. Two core breeding areas:between Cowra and Yass – Grenfell, Cootamundraand Coolac in the SW Slopes, and along the Murray,1 record from1986 within 10km(OEH 2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.