Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Scientific Name Common Name TSC/FMActEPBC Act Habitat Association Nature of Record Likelihood ofoccurrenceEdward and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Riverina.Birds breeding in the SW slopes migrate north to theNamoi/Gwydir Rivers for winter. Inhabits Box Gum,Box – Cypress Pine and Boree woodlands and RiverRed Gum Forest. Nest in hollow trees, in tall riparianRiver Red Gum communities (Riverina area) or openBox Gum woodland or isolated paddock trees (SWSlopes). Mainly forages in grassy box woodlands, upto 10km from breeding sites.Potential for impactsLathamus discolor Swift Parrot E E Migratory, travelling to the mainland from March toOctober. Breeds in Tasmania from September toJanuary. On the mainland, it mostly occurs in thesoutheast foraging on winter flowering eucalypts andlerps, with records of the species between Adelaideand Brisbane. Principal over-winter habitat is boxironbarkcommunities on the inland slopes and plains.Eucalyptus robusta, Corymbia maculata and C.gummifera dominated coastal forests are alsoimportant habitat.13 records within10km (OEH2012a)Predicted to occurwithin 10km(DSEWPaC 2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.DaphoenosittachrysopteraVaried Sittella V - Sedentary, occurs across NSW from the coast to thefar west. Inhabits eucalypt forests and woodlands,especially rough-barked species and mature smoothbarkedgums with dead branches, mallee and Acaciawoodland. Sensitive to habitat isolation and loss ofstructural complexity, and adversely affected bydominance of Noisy Miners. Cleared agricultural landis potentially a barrier to movement. Builds a cupshapednest of plant fibres and cobwebs in an upright3 records within10km (OEH2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.