Terrestrial and Aquatic Fauna

APPENDIX H

TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC FAUNA

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Freshwater Fishes of the McArthur River System

* = Recorded from mine site area

Habitats

Common Name Scientific Name Permanent or Semi- Upland permanent Ephemeral Stream permanent rockpool watercourse

Freshwater Sawfish Pristis pristis x x Bony Bream Nematolosa erebi x x Salmon Catfish * Arius leptaspis x x Midgley's Catfish* Arius midgleyi x Black Catfish Neosi/urus ater x Yellow-finned Catfish* Neosi/urus hyrtlii x x x Rendahl's Catfish* Porochi/us rendahli x x x Long Tom Strongylura krejfti x x Checkered Rainbowfish * Melanotaenia splendida inornata x x x Fly-speck Hardyhead Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum x x Reticulated Glassfish Ambassis macleayi x x Muller's Glassfish * Ambassis mue/leri x x Barramundi Lates calcarifer x x Black-striped Grunter* Amniataba percoides x x Sooty Grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus x x Barcoo Grunter Scortum barcoo x Spangled Grunter * Leiopotherapon unico/or x x x Mouth Almighty Glossamia aprion x x Archer Fish * Toxotes chatareus x x Mullet Mugil sp. x Flathead Goby Glossogobius giurus x x x Purple-spotted Gudgeon Mogurnda mogurnda x Sleepy Cod* Oxyeleotris lineo/atus x x Selheim's Sole Brachirus se/heimi x Appendix H Page 19

Table H.7

Endangered or Vulnerable Vertebrate Fauna of the McArthur River Region Listed by ANZECC (1991)

Species Status Mine Site Transport Route Remarks ·

Reptiles Loggerhead Endangered No Marine No breeding records Turtle from region. Green Turtle Vulnerable No Marine Regularly nests in

I Pellew Island. Feeds on seagrass beds.

Hawksbill Turtle Vulnerable No Marine Reported from Pellews but no breeding records. Pacific Ridley Vulnerable No Marine Reported from Pellews Turtle but no breeding records.

Leatherback Vulnerable No Marine Reported from Pellews Turtle but no breeding records.

Birds Little Tern Endangered No Barge landing site Large breeding colony on coast 14 km northwest of barge loading site. Current uncertainty about status of Australian subspecies in Gulf area.

Gouldian Finch Endangered Not recorded but Recorded recently Populations are in possible from Caranbarini decline; recent CCNT and Borroloola. surveys in region have not recorded nestings.

Red Goshawk Vulnerable Not recorded but Not recorded by No recent records from possible possible. region. Carpentarian Vulnerable Occurs in Bukalara Range country 40 Patchy distribution in Grasswren Range approx. 4 km south of sandstone ranges from km east of Borroloola. Borroloola area to near mineSite. Mt Isa, Old.

Mammals .. Ghost Bat Vulnerable Not known Few records. No known major colonies in region.

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Table H.8

Additional Significant Fauna Species of the McArthur River Region

The following species occurring in the McArthur River region have been regarded as being of some conservation significance by IUCN (1988), Brouwer & Garnett (1990) or CCNT (in Dept. Lands & Housing 1991) Species Status Mine Site Transport Route Remarks

Reptiles - Freshwater Crocodile Vulnerable (IlJCJll) Common along Common along freshwater Populations secure in northern McArthur River reaches of McArthur River Australia. and Batten Ck. Estuarine Crocodile Endangered (IlJCN) Possible occurrence McArthur River estuary Populations secure in northern along McArthur and occasionally in Pellew Australia. River Islands. Flatback Turtle Significant (CCN1) No. Pellew Islands. Pellew Islands are a major nesting area for this species. Borroloola Gecko Significant (CCN1) Not recorded. Sandstone of Bukalara Locally common but restricted Range. to Borroloola region. Skink (Ctenotus sp.) Significant (CCN1) Not recorded. ? Possibly undescribed species known only from Pellew Islands. Dragon (Diporiphora Not known Not recorded. Woodlands habitats. A relatively common but C.F. bellneata) possibly undescribed species. Starr's Monitor Not known Common on Barney ? Westerly subspecies reaches Hill. limits of distribution in area. May be isolated population. Birds Red Goshawk Vulnerable (Brouwer Not recorded but Not recorded but possible. No recent records from region. & Garnett) possible. &stem Curlew Rare (Brouwer & No. Coastal areas including McArthur River not considered Garnett) barge landing site. significant. Purple-Crowned Indeterminate Along McArthur Only in dense riverine Widespread but populations are Fairy Wren (Brouwer & Garnett) River. forest. localised. Square-tailed Kite Insufficiently known No. Recorded from region. Uncommon species. (Brouwer & Garnett) Grey Falcon Indeterminate No. Probable. Uncommon visitor to region. (Brouwer & Garnett) Mammals Brush-tailed Possum Significant (CCN1) Not known. Occurs in mangroves at Populations sparse in region McArthur River mouth. and may be in decline. Sandstone Antechinus Significant (CCN1) No. Caranbarini area. Sandstone ranges. Easterly limit of distribution. Spectacled Hare- Significant (CCN1) Recorded from likely in many woodland Patchy distribution in N.T. and wallaby woodland. areas. W. Qld, where it is more abundant. Du gong Vulnerable (IlJCN) No. Observed near barge Pellew Islands and adjacent landing site. areas very significant for species. Irrawaddy Dolphin Insufficiently known No. likely occurrence near Widely distributed in northern (IlJCN) barge landing. Australia.

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ECOSYSTEM SYMBOL HABITAT Sources of Information:

RP Riverine Paperbark Forest a = Dames & Moore, 1977 PM Low Paperbark Marshland b =Martin & McKean, (1986) OF Open Eucalyptus Forest c = Holmes & Noske, (1990) Lowlands EW Eucalyptus Woodland d = Blak:ers, et al (1984) MW Mixed Woodland e =Dames & Moore (1992) GR Grassland f = K. Ditton, Pers Comm RO Rocky Outcrop g = CCNT Biological Records Scheme Sandstone SS Sandstone Spinifex h = Robinson et al (in press) Ranges SW Sandstone Woodland i = NT Museum Records. SG Sandstone Gullies (Closed Forest) j = Barnard (1914) Estuarine and MG Mangrove Forest k = Hill (1913) Marine MF Mudflats and saltmarshes l = Martin (1985) MA Marine m = CCNT Coastal Resourses Atlas SH Sandstone Heath n = CCNT Significant Fauna Sites Register Islands SM Stunted Monsoon Forest o =Johnson & Kerle (1991) SA Samphire Grasslands & Mangroves p =Tyler (1992) OF Open Forest

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FROG species recorded from the McArthur River region with associated habitat preferences

* = Recorded from mine project area by Tyler (1992) Lowlands Sandstone Estuarine & Islands Sources Ranges Marine of Info. Common Name Scientific Name RP PM OF EW MW GR RO SS SW SG MG MF MA SH SM SA OF

Cane Toad* Bufo marinus x x x x e,p Frog* Cyc/orana australis x x x x x x x x a,e,i,p Frog* Cyc/orana cryptotis x x p Frog* Cyc/orana cu/tripes x x x x x a,e,p Frog Litoria alboguttata x x x a,p Dwarf Tree Frog* Litoria bicolor x x x x a,o,p Green Tree Frog* Litoria caerulea x x x x x x a,e,f,i,p Saxicoline Tree Frog Litoria coplandi x x a,i Frog* Litoria inermis x x x x x x x x x a,i,l,p Frog Litoria meiriana x x x a Rocket Frog * Litoria nasuta x x x x x x x x x x a,o,p Frog* Litoria pa/Iida x x x x x x x x x x a,e,i,l,o,p Brown Tree Frog * Litoria rothi x x x x x x a,e,i,l,p Desert Tree Frog * Litoria rubella x x x x x x x x x x a,l,o,p Frog Litoria tornieri x x x x a Frog* Litoria wotjulumensis x x x x x x x x x a,i,p Frog* Crinia deserticola x x x x a,l,p Frog Crinia remota x x x x x a,i Ornate Burrowing Frog * limnodynastes ornatus x x x x x x x x a,e,l,o,p Northern Spadefoot Toadlet Notaden melanoscaphus x x x x a Frog* Uperoleia lithomoda x x x x x x a,l,p Frog* Uperoleia inudata x x x x p

TOTAL NO. OF SPECIES = 22 21 8 1 6

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REPTILE species recorded from the McArthur River Region with associated habitat preferences

* = Recorded from mine project area by Dames & Moore {1992) Lowlands Sandstone Estuarine & Islands Sources Ranges Marine of Info. Common Name Scientific Name RP PM OF EW MW GR RO SS SW SG MG MF MA SH SM SA OF - -

Freshwater Crocodile * Crocodylus johnsoni x x a,e,g Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus x x x x x a,e,f,o Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caret/a x a,g,o Green Turtle Chelonia mydas x a,e,o Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea x m Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricatus x a,o Olive Ridley Lepidochelys olivacea x m Flatback Turtle Natator depressa x a,o Northern Long Necked Turtle Chelodina rugosa x x x x a,g,o Short Necked Turtle * Emydura victoriae x a,e,i Clawless Gecko Crenodactylus ocellatus x a Spiny-tailed Gecko Diplodactylus ciliaris x x x x a,g,i,o Gecko Diplodactylus stenodactylus x l Gecko Diplodactylus taeniatus x a Northern Dtella * Gehyra australis x x x x a,e,f,g,h,o Borroloola Gecko Gehyra borroloola x x a,i Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus x g Prickly Gecko * Heteronotia binoei x x x x x x x x x x x x a,e,f,g,h,o Marbled Velvet Gecko Oedura marmorata x x a,g Zig Zag Gecko * Oedura rhombifer x x x x x x x a,e,g,i,l,o Legless Lizard Delma borea x x x a,l,o Legless Lizard Delma nasuta x a Legless Lizard Delma tincta x a Burton's Legless Lizard Lia/is burtonis x x x x x x x x x a,g,o Hooded Scalyfoot Pygopus nigriceps x x x a Skink * Carlia amax x x x x x a,b,e,g,l,o Skink * Carlia munda x x x x x a,e,i Skink Cryptoblepharus carnabyi x x x g,o Skink * Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus x x x x x x x x x x x x a,e,g,i,l,o

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Reptiles, continued Lowlands Sandstone Estuarine & Islands Sources Ranges Marine of Info. Common Name Scientific Name RP PM OF EW MW GR RO SS SW SG MG MF MA SH SM SA OF Skink Cryptoblepharus megastictus x x a,e,g Skink Ctenotus sp. x 0 Skink * Ctenotus inornatus x x x x x x x x x x x a,e,g,o Skink Ctenotus pantherinus x a Skink Ctenotus robustus x x x x a,g Skink * Ctenotus spaldingi x x a,e Hosmer's Skink * Egernia hosmeri x x a,e Skink Lerista carpentariae x x g,o Skink Lerista orientalis x x x a,g,i,o Skink Lerista sty/is x a Skink Menetia greyi x x x x a,i,o Skink * Menetia maini x x e,l Fire-tailed Skink Morethia ruficauda x x a,l Skink Morethia storri x g,o Skink Notoscincus ornatus x x a,g,i,o Skink Proablepharus tenuis x x x x x a,i Skink Sphenomorphus isolepis x x a,i,o Skink Sphenomorphus richardsoni x x a Centralian Bluetongue Skink Tiliqua multifasciata x x x x x a Northern Bluetongue Skink Tiliqua scincoides x x x x a,g,l Frilled Lizard Ch/amydosaurus kingii x x x x a,g Ring-tailed Dragon Ctenophorus caudicinctus x x b,e,g Dragon Diporiphora bennetti x x a Two-lined Dragon (?) Diporiphora CF bilineata x x x a,e,g,i,o Dragon Diporiphora magna x x x x x x a,g,h,o Gilbert's Dragon Gemmatophora gilberti x x x x x x x x x x x x x a,e,f,g,h,i,o Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis lineata x x a Ridge-tailed Monitor Varanus acanthurus x x x x a,g,o Black-footed Rock Monitor Varanus g/ebopalma x x x a,g,o Gould's Sand Monitor Varanus gouldii x x x x x x a,i,l,o Mitchell's Water Monitor Varanus mitchelli x a

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Reptiles, continued Lowlands Sandstone Estuarine & Islands Sources Ranges Marine of Info. Common Name Scientific Name RP PM OF EW MW GR RO SS SW SG MG MF MA SH SM SA OF Merten's Water Monitor Varanus mertensi x a,e,g,l Northern Sand Monitor Varanus panoptes x e Storr's Monitor * Varanus storri x x x a,e Spotted Tree Monitor Varanus scalaris x x x x x x x a,e,f,o Freckled Monitor Varanus tristis x x x a,i Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops diversus x 0 Blind Snake * Ramphotyph/ops ligatus x e Black-headed Python Aspidites melanocephalus x x x a,g,i Children's Python Morelia childreni x x x x x x x x x a,f,i,o Olive Python Morelia o/ivacea x x x x a,f,g,o Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis x a Bockadam Cerberusrhynchops x x a,o Common Tree Snake Dendrelaphis punctulata x x x x x x x x x x a,h,l,o White-bellied Mangrove Snake Fordonia /eucobalia x g,i Richardson's Mangrove Snake Myron richardsoni x g Freshwater Snake Tropidonophis mairii x x x x x x a,o Common Death Adder Acanthophis antarcticus x x x x x a,o Black Whip Snake * Demansia atra x x x x x x a,e,i,o Marble-headed Whip Snake Demansia o/ivacea x i Collared Whip Snake Demansia torquata x i Papuan Whip Snake Demansia papuensis x g,o Moon Snake Furina ornata x x x x a,g,l King Brown Snake Pseudechis australis x x x x x x a,b,f,i,o Five-ringed Snake * Pseudonaja modes/a x x e,i Western Brown Snake Pseudonaja nuchalis x x a,b,f,o Little Spotted Snake Sula punctata x x x a Curl Snake Sula suta x x x a Bandy Bandy Vermice//a annulata x x x a Sea Snake Aipysurus laevis x 0 Port Darwin Sea Snake Hydrelaps darwiniensis x i TOTAL NO. OF SPECIES= 90 57 34 12 37

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BIRD species recorded from the McArthur River Region with associated habitat preferences

Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae x ade Australasian Grebe Podiceps rufico/lis x a e Australian Pelican (n) Pelicanus conspicillatus x x x x adegop Brown Booby Sula leucogaster x ae Darter Anhinga melanogaster x x adegop Great Cormorant (v) Phalacrocorax carbo djk Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius x adego Little Black Cormorant (n) Phalacrocorax sulcirostris x x adeg Little Pied Cormorant * Pha/acrocorax melanoleucos x x x adeo Least Frigatebird (v) Fregata arie/ h Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana x ag Pacific Heron * Ardea pacifica x x adegop White-faced Heron * Ardea novaehollandiae x x adegop Pied Heron (n) Ardea picata x x adeg Cattle Egret (n) Ardeo/a ibis x x ag Great Egret * Egretta alba x x x x abdeigo Little Egret Egretta garzetta x x x x adego Intermediate Egret * Egretta intermedia x x x x adego Eastern Reef Heron Egretta sacra x x adego Striated Heron Butorides striatus x x adego Rufous Night Heron * Nycticorax ca/edonicus x x x abdegop Black Bittern Dupetor jlavico/lis x x ag Black-necked Stork Xenorhynchus asiaticus x x x x adegop Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus x x adg Sacred Ibis Threskiornis molucca x x x x adegop Staw-necked Ibis (n) Threskiornis spinicollis x x x adegp Royal Spoonbill (n) Plata/ea regia x x x x adg Yellow-billed Spoonbill (n) Plata/ea jlavipes x x x x x djk ' 1, Appendix H Table H.4 Continued Sheet 7

BIRD species, continued

Magpie Goose * Anseranas semipalmata x x x aeg Wandering Whistling Duck (n) Dendrocygna arcuata x ae Plumed Whistling Duck (n) Dendrocygra eytoni x x x ao Black Swan (v) Nettapus pulchellus x a Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah x x dk Pacific Balck Duck Anas superciliosa x adgop Grey Teal* Anas gracilis x adego Shoveller (v) Anas rhynchotis x j Pink-eared Duck (n) Malacorhynchus membranaceus dg Hardhead (n) Aythya australis x x a P Maned Duck (n) Chenonetta jubata x ae Green Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus x x adg Osprey Pandion haliaetus x x adego Black-shouldered Kite Elanus notatus x aejkgp Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata x ahg Black Kite (n) * Milvus migrans x x x x x x adegp Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura x x adj go Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon x x x adeg Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus x x x x adego Whistling Kite * Haliastur sphenurus x x x x x x adegop Brown Goshawk * Accipiter fasciatus x x x x x x x x x adego Collared Sparrowhawk * Accipiter cirrhocephalus x x x x x ad e i g Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae x a Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus x a White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus lecogaster x x x x x x x adegop Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax x x x x x x adego Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides x x x x aj g Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis x x x x x adejgo i '' Table H.4 Continued Appendix H Sheet 8

BIRD species, continued

Marsh Harrier Circus approximans x x x aeo Black Falcon (n) Falco subniger a Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus x x x x x x x x adeg Australian Hobby * Falco longipennis x x x x x adegp Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos a Brown Falcon * Falco berigora x x x x x x x x x x x adegop Australian Kestrel * Falco cenchroides x x x x x x x adego Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis x a Brown Quail * Coturnix australis x x x x a ego King Quail Coturnix chinensis x a Red-backed Button-Quail Turnix maculosa x x x ag Chestnut-backed Button-Quail Grus rubicundus x x gjk Little Button-Quail * Turnix velox x x ek Red-chested Button-Quail * Turnix pyrrhothorax x x x ae Buff-banded Rail Rallus philippensis x x x ao Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris x a Australian Crake Porzana fluminea x g Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla h White-browed Crake Po/io/imnas cinereus x j Bush-hen Gallinula olivacea x cg Black-tailed Native-hen (v) Gallinula ventralis x x a Eurasian Coot (n) Fulica atra g Dusky Moorhen (n) Gallinula tenebrosa hg Purple Swamphen (n) Porphyrio porphyrio x akp Brolga * Grus rubicundus x x x x x adegop Australian Bustard * Ardeotis australis x x x x x abdegop Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea x ag , Bush Thick-knee Burhinus magnirostris x x x x x adego

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BIRD species, continued

Beach Thick-knee Burhinus neg/ectus x adego Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus /ongirostris x adeigo Sooty Oystercatcher H aematopus fuliginosus x a ego Masked Lapwing * Vane//us miles x x x x x adegop Grey Plover (m) Pluvialis squataro/a x ago Lesser Golden Plover (m) Pluvialis dominica x x ago Red-kneed Dotterel (n) Erythrogonys cinctus x x age Mongolian Plover (m) Charadrius mongolus x x a ego Large Sand Plover (m) Charadrius leschenaultii x x a ego Oriental Plover (m) Charadrius veredus x a Red-capped Plover Charadrius rujicapi//us x x aegio Black-fronted Dotterel * Charadrius me/anops x x adegop Inland Dotterel (n) Pe/tohyas australis gh Black-winged Stilt * Himantopus himantopus x x x adegop Ruddy Turnstone (m) Arenaria interpres x a ego Eastern Curlew (m) Numenius madagascariensis x x x a ego Whimbrel (m) Numenius phaeopus x x x ad go Little Whimbrel (m) Numenius minutus x x x ao Grey-tailed Tattler (m) Tringa brevipes x x a ego Common Sandpiper (m) Tringa hypo/eucos x x ad go Greenshank (m) Tringa nebularia x x ad go Marsh Sandpiper (m); Tringa stagnati/is x ago Terek Sandpiper (m) Tringa terek x x ag Swinhoe's Snipe (m) Ga/linago mega/a x k Black-tailed Godwit (m) Limosa /imosa x eo Bar-tailed Godwit (m) Limosa lapponica x x x a ego Red Knot (m) Calidris canutus x x ago Great Knot (m) Ca/idris tenuirostris x x x aegko ' ' Appendix H Table H.4 Continued Sheet JO

BIRD species, continued

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (m) Ca/idris acuminata x x x aeg Red-necked Stint (m) Calidris rufico//is x x aegio Curlew Sandpiper (m) Calidris ferruginea x x aeg Australian Prantincole (m) Sti/tia isabe//a x x adg Oriental Pratincole (m) Glareo/a maldivarum g Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae x x x x a de go Whiskered Tern (n) Sterna hybrida x x x x x adeg White-winged Tern (n) Sterna /eucoptera x x x ag Gull-billed Tern (n) Sterna nilotica x x x ago Caspian Tern Hydropogne caspia x x x a ego Roseate Tern Sterna dougalli x a ego Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana x aegio Bridled Tern (n) Sterna anaestheta x a Little Tern Sterna a/bifrons x x aegio Crested Tern Sterna bergii x x a ego Lesser Crested Tern (n) Sterna bengalensis x ago Common Noddy (v) Anous stolidus x a Rose-crowned Fruit Dove Pti/inopus regina x a de go Torresian Imperial Pigeon (m) Ducula spilorrhoa x x x adeg Peaceful Dove * Geopelia placida x x x x x x x x abdegop Diamond Dove * Geope/ia cuneata x x x x x adegp Bar-shouldered Dove* Geopelia humeralis x x x x x x x x x x abdegop Emerald Dove Cha/cophaps indica x ag Common Bronzewing * Phaps cha/coptera x x x x x x abdeop Feral Pigeon Co/umba livia g Flock Pigeon (n) Phaps histrionica x x x x a Crested Pigeon * Ocyphaps lophotes x x x x adegp ·~ Partridge Pigeon Petrophassa smithii x x jk I, ' Appendix H Table H.4 Continued Sheet 11

BIRD species, continued

Spinifex Pigeon Petrophassa plumifera x x a d eg Red-tailed Black Cockatoo * Calyptorhynchus magnificus x x x x x x x x x x abdeg o p Galah (n) * Cacatua roseicapilla x x x x x adegip Little Corella (n) Cacatua sanguinea x x x x a d egio Sulphur-crested Cockatoo * Cacatua galerita x x x x x a b deg op Red-collared Lorikeet * Trichoglossus rubritorquis x x x x x x x x a d eg op Varied Lorikeet (n) * Psitteuteles versicolor x x x x x x x a bd eg op Red-winged Parrot * Aprosmictus erythropterus x x x x x x x x x a d eg o p Cockatiel (n) * Nymphicus hol/andicus x x x x x x x a bd ego p Budgerigar (n) * Melopsittacus undulatus x x x x x x a bd eg op Northern Rosella * Platycercus venustus x x x x x x a bd eg p Hooded Parrot (n) Psephotus dissimilis x x x x j Oriental Cuckoo (m) Cuculus saturatus x x x a Pallid Cuckoo (m) * Cucu/us pallidus x x x x x a b egp Brush Cuckoo (m) * Cucu/us variolosus x x x x x x x x a d eg Black-eared Cuckoo (m) Chrysococcyx oscu/ans x d gj Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo * Chrysococcyx basalis x x x x a eg o Little Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx malayanus x x x ag Common Koel (m) * Eudynamys scolopacea x x x x x x adegp Channel-billed Cuckoo (m) * Scythrops novaehol/andiae x x x x x a d eg Pheasant Coucal * Centropus phasianinus x x x x x a d eg o p Rufous Owl Ninox rufa x j Southern Boobook * Ninox novaesee/andiae x x x x x x a d ego Barking Owl Ninox connivens x x a d g Barn Owl* Tyto alba x x x aeg Masked Owl Tyto novaehol/andiae x x j Eastern Grass Owl Tyto /ongimembris x a ; Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides x x x x x x a d g o I, I - .' ' L. 1 ' t J [ 1 [ -1 rJ l1 ll Appendix H Table H.4 Continued Sheet 12

BIRD species, continued

Australian Owlet-Nightjar * Aegotheles cristatus x x x x x ab ego Spotted Nightjar * Caprimulgus guttatus x x x x x x a ego Large-tailed Nighthar Caprimu/gus macrurus x ago White-throated Needletail (rn) Hirundapus caudacutus jp Fork-tailed Swift (rn) Apus pacificus g Azure Kingfisher * Ceyx azureus x x x adegp Blue-winged Kookaburra * Dacelo /eachii x x x x x x x adegop Forest Kingfisher (v) Halcyon mac/eayii x x x akp Red-backed Kingfisher Halcyon pyrrhopygia x x x x x x x adegop Sacred Kingfisher (rn) * Halcyon sancta x x x x x x x x adegop Collared Kingfisher (rn) Halcyon chloris x x dgo Rainbow Bee-eater (rn) * Merops ornatus x x x x x x x abdegop Dollarbird (rn) * Eurystomus orientalis x x x x x adegp Singing Bushlark Pitta iris x abg Tree Martin (rn) Cecropis nigricans x x x x x x x ad go Fairy Martin * Cecropis arie/ x x x x x x x adego Richard's Pipit Anthus novaesee/andiae x x x adego Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike* Coracina novaehollandiae x x x x x x x x x x abdegop White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike * Coracina papuensis x x x x x x x x x abdegop Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris x a Ground Cuckoo-shrike (n) Coracina maxima x x adg White-winged Triller * • La/age sueurii x x x x x x adegop Varied Triller (v) La/age /eucomela g Red-capped Robin (v) Petroica goodenovii x x x a Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata x x aj g Mangrove Robin Eopsaltria pulverulenta x x ago Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster x x ad go Jacky Winter Microeca leucophaea x x x x x x x ad ego \ " ' Appendix H Table H.4 Continued Sheet 12

BIRD species, continued

Australian Owlet-Nightjar * Aegotheles cristatus x x x x x a be go Spotted Nightjar * Caprimulgus guttatus x x x x x x a ego Large-tailed Nighthar Caprimulgus macrurus x ago White-throated Needletail (m) Hirundapus caudacutus jp Fork-tailed Swift (m) Apus pacificus g Azure Kingfisher * Ceyx azureus x x x adegp Blue-winged Kookaburra * Dacelo leachii x x x x x x x adegop Forest Kingfisher (v) Halcyon macleayii x x x akp Red-backed Kingfisher Halcyon pyrrhopygia x x x x x x x adegop Sacred Kingfisher (m) * Halcyon sancta x x x x x x x x adegop Collared Kingfisher (m) Halcyon chloris x x dgo Rainbow Bee-eater (m) * Merops ornatus x x x x x x x abdegop Dollarbird (m) * Eurystomus orientalis x x x x x adegp Singing Bushlark Pitta iris x abg Tree Martin (m) Cecropis nigricans x x x x x x x ad go Fairy Martin * Cecropis ariel x x x x x x x adego Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae x x x adego Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike * Coracina novaehollandiae x x x x x x x x x x abdegop White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike * Coracina papuensis x x x x x x x x x abdegop Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris x a Ground Cuckoo-shrike (n) Coracina maxima x x adg White-winged Triller ·* La/age sueurii x x x x x x adegop Varied Triller (v) La/age leucomela g Red-capped Robin (v) Petroica goodenovii x x x a Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucul/ata x x aj g Mangrove Robin Eopsaltria pulverulenta x x ago Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca jlavigaster x x ad go Jacky Winter Microeca leucophaea x x x x x x x adego 1 ' " .' ' \, ) CJ ~ Cl r-i l1 rJ l1 [J rJ ll l1 l1 rJ IJ C-:J [ r l [ ) f J ( -- Appendix H Table H.4 Continued Sheet 13

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White-browed Robin Poeci/odryas superciliosa x x x x ad go Crested Shrike-tit F alcunculus frontatus x x j Mangrove Golden Whistler Pachycephala melanura x x ago Rufous Whistler * Pachycephala rujiventris x x x x x x abdegop White-breasted Whistler Pachycephala /anioides x x ago Little Shrike-Thrush Col/uricinc/a megarhyncha x x ag Sandstone Shrike-Thrush Col/uricinc/a woodwardi x x abdeg Grey Shrike-Thrush * Col/uricinc/a harmonica x x x x x aegp Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis x x x jk Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra rujicollis x x ag Leaden Flycatcher * Myiagra rubecu/a x x x x x x x x x adego Shining Flycatcher * Myiagra alecto x x x a ego Restless Flycatcher * Myiagra inquieta x x x x x x x abdegop Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rujifrons x x x x x a ego Mangrove Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa x x ago Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa x x x x ad go Northern Fantail Rhipidura rujiventris x x x x x x x abdego Willie Wagtail * Rhipidura /eucophrys x x x x x x x x x abdegop Grey-crowned Babbler * Pomatostomus temporalis x x x x x x x adegp Clamorous Reed Warbler (m) Acrocephalus australis x x x ap Tawny Grassbird Mega/urus timoriensis x x x aj go p Spinifex bird Eremiornis carteri be Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis x x a Golden-headed Cisticola * Cistico/a exilis x x x x x ad ego Rufous Songlark (n) Cinc/orhamphus mathewsi x x x ad Brown Songlark (v) Cinc/orhamphus crura/is x x x x a Purple-crowned Fairy-wren * Malurus coronatus x adeg ;Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus assimilis x x x .x x abdegop I I, " Appendix H Table H.4 Continued Sheet 14

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(n)= nomadic; (m)= migratory; (v)= vagrant; *=recorded from minesite Lowlands Sandstone Estuarine & Islands Sources Ranges Marine of Info. Common Name Scientific Name RP PM OF EWMW GR RO SS SW SG MG MF MA SH SM SA OF Red-backed Fairy-Wren * Ma/urus me/anocepha/a x x x x x x x x a b deg o p Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae x abdg Weebill * Smicrornis brevirostris x x x x x x x a bd egp Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone /evigaster x x a d eg o White-throated Gerygone * Gerygone o/ivacea x x x x x x x a d eg o p Varied Sitella * Daphoenositta chrysoptera x x x x x a d egp Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris me/anura x x x x x x a d g Silver-crowned Friarbird * Phi/emon argenticeps x x x x x x x x x adegi o Little Friarbird * Phi/emon citreogularis x x x x x x x a b deg op Blue-faced Honeyeater * Entomyzon cyanotis x x x x x x a bd egi o p Singing Honeyeater * Lichenostomus virescens x x x x x x x x x a b deg op White-gaped Honeyeater * Lichenostomus unico/or x x x x x adegi op Grey-headed Honeyeater Lichenostomus keartlandi x a d g Grey-fronted Honeyeater Lichenostomus p/umulus egh Yell ow-tinted Honeyeater * Lichenostomus flavescens x x x x x x x abdegop Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis x x x x x x x x x a d g White-throated Honeyeater * Melithreptus albogularis x x x x x x x x x a d eg o p Brown Honeyeater * Lichmera indistincta x x x x x x x x x a bd eg op Painted Honeyeater (n) Grantiella picta j Bar-breasted Honeyeater * Ramsayornis fasciatus x x x x x a d egi op Rufous-throated Honeyeater * Conopophila rufogularis x x x x x x x x x a b deg o p Black Honeyeater (n) Certhionyx niger dgh Banded Honeyeater (il) Certhionyx pectora/is x x x x x x x a d eg p Red-headed Honeyeater Myzome/a erythrocephala x x a d eg o Crimson Chat (n) Ephthianura tricolor x j Orange Char (n) Ephthianura aurifrons c g Mistletoe Bird * Dicaeum hirundinaceum x x x x x x x x x x a bd eg o p Red-browned Pardalote Parda/otus rubricatus d ; Striated Pardalote * Parda/otus striatus x x x x x x x x x a bd eg op ' ' I, \ L. l l l J [ J l J L J l 1 l J -l 1 l J l J l J ] ' "J r J f -) ,- ] r - Appendix H Table H.4 Continued Sheet 15

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(n)= nomadic; (m)= migratory; (v)= vagrant; *= recorded from minesite I Lowlands Sandstone Estuarine & Islands Sources Ranges Marine of Info. Common Name Scientific Name RP PM OF EWMW GR RO SS SW SG MG MF MA SH SM SA OF

Yellow White-eye Zosterops lutea x x ad ego Painted Firetail (n) Emblema pictum x a Star Finch (n) JVeochmiaruficauda x x dj g Crimson Finch * JVeochmia phaeton x x x adegp Zebra Finch (n) Poephila guttata x x aeg Double-barred Finch * Poephila bichenovii x x x x x x x x x x adegop Masked Finch * Poephi/a personata x x x x x x adegp Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda x x x x x x x abdegp Pictorella Mannikin (n) * Orio/us flavocinctus x x x ej gp Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (n) * Lonchura castaneothorax x x x x adegp Gouldian Finch (n) Erythrura gou/diae x x x adgj k Olive-backed Oriole * Orio/us sagittatus x x x x x x x x adego Figbird Sphecotheres viridis dg Great Bowerbird * Chlamydera nuchalis x x x x x x x x x abdegop Australian Magpie-lark * Gral/ina cyanoleuca x x x x x x x abdegop White-breasted Woodswallow * Artamus /eucorhynchus x x x x x abdegp Masked Woodswallow (n) * Artamus personatus x x x adeg White-browed Woodswallow (n) Artamus superci/iosus x x ad Black-faced Woodswallow * Artamus cinereus x x x x x x x x x x adegp Little Woodswallow * Artamus minor x x x x x x x abdego Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi x a Pied Butcherbird * Cracticus nigrogularis x x x x x x x x x abdegop Australian Magpie * Gymnorhina tibicen x x x x x x adegop Little Crow (v) Corvus bennetti x x x ac Torrcsian Crow * Corvus orru x x x x x x x x x adegiop

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MAMMAL species recorded from the McArthur River Region with associated habitat preferences

* = Recorded from mine project area by Dames & Moore (1992) Lowlands Sandstone Estuarine & Islands Sources Ranges Marine of Info. Common Name Scientific Name RP PM OF EW MW GR RO SS SW SG MG MF MA SH SM SA OF Echidna Tachyg/ossus acu/eatus x x a,b,g Northern Quon Dasyurus ha//ucatus x x f,o Hamey's Parantechinus Parantechinus bi/arni x x a Pellew Antechinus Parantechinus mimu/us x a Phascogale Phascogale tapoatafa x 0 Long-tailed Planigale * Planigale ingrami x x a,e Northern Brown Bandicoot Jsoodon macrourus x a,o Sugar Glider Petaurus breviceps x a Rock Ringtail Possum Pseudochirops dah/i x a Northern Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vu/pecu/a x x a Spectacled Hare Wallaby * Lagorchestes conspici//atus x x x e,g,i Agile Wallaby* Macropus agi/is x x x x x x a,e,g,i Antilopine Kangaroo * Macropus anti/opinus x x x a,e Euro* Macropus robustus x x x x x a,b,e,g Northern Nailtail Wallaby Onychogalea unguifera x x x x a,g Short-eared Rock Wallaby Petroga/e brachyotis x x a Ghost Bat Macroderma gigas x x a,o Little Reddish Flying Fox Pteropus scapu/atus x a Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat Sacco/aimus jlaviventris x x x a Common Sheathtail Bat Taphozous georgianus x x x x a,g,o Hill's Sheathtail-bat Taphozous hi Iii x x g Northern Mastiff-bat Chaerephon jobensis x x a Beccari's Mastiff-bat Mormopterus beccarii x g Gould's Wattled Bat Cha/inolobus gou/dii x x x x a,g Hoary Bat Cha/ino/obus nigrogriseus x x x a,g Little Brown Bat Eptesicus jin/aysoni x x x x x a,g,i,o Large-footed Myotis Myotis adversus x g Arnhem Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus arnhemensis x x x a,o Little Broad-nosed Bat Scotorepens greyii x g,i Brush-tailed Tree Rat Conilurus penici//atus x x a

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Mammals, continued Lowlands Sandstone Estuarine & Islands Sources Ranges Marine of Info. Common Name Scientific Name RP PM OF EW MW GR RO SS SW SG MG MF MA SH SM SA OF Water Rat Hydromys chrysogaster x x x a,o Short-tailed Mouse Leggadina forresti x a Mosaic-tailed Rat Melomys burtoni x x x x a,g,i,o Delicate Mouse Pseudomys delicatulus x x x a,o Western Chestnut Mouse Pseudomys nanus x x x x x x x a,g,i,o Canefields Rat Rattus sordidus x g,o Tunney's Rat. Rattus tunneyi x x x a,g,i,o Long-haired Rat Rattus villosisimus x x x x a,i,o Common Rock-rat * Zyzomys argurus x x x x x a,f,g,i,o Dingo* Canis familiaris x x x x x x a,e,g,o Feral Cat Fe/is catus x x x x x x a,g,o Donkey * Equus asinus x x x x x a,e,o Feral Horse Equus cabal/us x x x a,e Feral Goat Capra hircus x a Cattle* Bos taurus x x x x x x x a,e,o Water Buffalo Buba/is buba/is x x a Dugong Dugong dugon x a,e,g,n False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens x m

TOTAL NO. OF SPECIES= 48 32 11 5 27

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