Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Scientific Name Common Name TSCStatusEPBCStatusHabitat AssociationLikelihood ofoccurrencePotential forimpactsemergent vegetation and commonly use areas of tall pasture inmoist, low-lying areas.Gallinago hardwickii Latham’s Snipe M;MarineOccurs along the coast and west of the great dividing range.Non breeding visitor to Australia.Inhabit permanent and ephemeral wetlands up to 2000 m asl.Typically in open, freshwater wetlands with low, densevegetation (incl. swamps, flooded grasslands and heathlands).Can also occur in saline/brackish habitats and in modified orartificial habitats close to human activity.Unlikely.No suitablehabitatNil.RostratulabenghalensisPainted Snipe(was AustralianPainted Snipe)E V; M;MarineNormally found in permanent or ephemeral shallow inlandwetlands, either freshwater or brackish. Nests on the groundamongst tall reed-like vegetation near water. Feeds onmudflats and the water's edge taking insects, worm and seeds.Prefers fringes of swamps, dams and nearby marshy areas withcover of grasses, lignum, low scrub or open timber.Unlikely.No suitablehabitatNil.Terrestrial speciesHaliaeetusleucogasterWhite-bellied SeaeagleM,MarinePrimarily coastal but may extend inland over major riversystems.Breeds close to water, mainly in tall open forest/woodland butalso in dense forest, rainforest, closed scrub or remnant trees.Usually forages over large expanses of open water, but alsoover open terrestrial habitats (e.g. grasslands).Unlikely.No suitablehabitatNil.