Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Scientific Name Common Name TSCStatusEPBCStatusHabitat AssociationLikelihood ofoccurrencePotential forimpactsHirundapuscaudacutusWhite-throatedNeedletailM;MarineRecorded along NSW coast to the western slopes andoccasionally from the inland plains. Breeds in northernhemisphere.Almost exclusively aerial while in Australia. Occur above mosthabitat types, but are more frequently recorded above moredensely vegetated habitats (rainforest, open forest andheathland) than over woodland or treeless areas.Possible.May forage oversite on occasion.Nil.Aerial habitats willnot be affected.Merops ornatusRainbow BeeeaterM;MarineWidespread across mainland Australia.Mainly inhabits open forests and woodlands and shrublands,often in proximity to permanent water. Also occurs incleared/semi-cleared habitats including farmland and residentialareas. Excavates a nest burrow in flat/sloping ground in banksof waterways, dams, roadside cuttings, gravel pits or cliff faces.Southern populations migrate north for winter after breeding.Unlikely.No suitablehabitatNil.MonarchamelanopsisBlack-facedMonarchM;MarineSummer breeding migrant to south-east. Occurs along thecoast of NSW.Inhabits rainforests, eucalypt woodlands, coastal scrub anddamp gullies. It may be found in more open woodland whenmigrating (Birds Australia 2005).Unlikely.No suitablehabitatNil.Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher M;MarineIn NSW widespread on and east of the Great Divide, sparselyscattered on the western slopes, very occasional records on thewestern plains.Inhabit heavily vegetated gullies in eucalypt-dominated forestsand taller woodlands, often near wetlands and watercourses.On migration, occur in coastal forests, woodlands, mangrovesand drier woodlands and open forests. Generally not inUnlikely.No suitablehabitatNil.