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Roy Hill Fauna List.Pdf Conservation Online Literature Review status Databases Common Class Family Species Name Rail B Stage G WCA EPBC IUCN DBCA Fauna Protected Matters Protected BirdLife Australia BirdLife DBCA Nature Map Nature DBCA EPBC EPBC DBCA Threatened Species Threatened DBCA Bamford (2012): Nyidinghu (2012): Bamford Bell (2014): Fortescue Marsh Fortescue Bell (2014): Biota (2005): FM (2005): Biota ENV (2011): Christmas Creek Airstrip Creek Christmas ENV (2011): Ecologia (2008): Roy Hill Infrastructure Hill Roy (2008): Ecologia ENV (2012): ChristmasCreek Vertebrate Vertebrate ChristmasCreek ENV (2012): ENV (2009): Borefield Vertebrate Fauna Vertebrate Borefield ENV (2009): Ecologia (2009): Roy Hill Vertebrate Fauna Vertebrate Hill Roy (2009): Ecologia Dromaius CASUARIIDAE Emu ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD novaehollandiae BIRD PHASIANIDAE Coturnix pectoralis Stubble Quail ● ● ● BIRD PHASIANIDAE Coturnix ypsilophora Brown Quail ● ● ● ● ● BIRD ANATIDAE Anas gracilis Grey Teal ● ● ● ● BIRD ANATIDAE Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck ● ● ● ● Australian Wood ANATIDAE Chenonetta jubata ● ● ● BIRD Duck BIRD ANATIDAE Cygnus atratus Black Swan ● ● ● ● Plumed Whistling- ANATIDAE Dendrocygna eytoni ● ● ● ● BIRD Duck Malacorhynchus ANATIDAE Pink-eared Duck ● ● ● BIRD membranaceus BIRD ANATIDAE Stictonetta naevosa Freckled Duck ● ● ● BIRD ANATIDAE Tadorna tadornoides Australian Shelduck ● ● ● ● ● ● Anhinga ANHINGIDAE Australasian Darter ● ● ● BIRD novaehollandiae BIRD ANHINGIDAE Aythya australis Hardhead ● ● ● ● PODICIPEDIDA Poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe ● ● ● BIRD E poliocephalus PODICIPEDIDA Tachybaptus Australasian Grebe ● ● ● BIRD E novaehollandiae BIRD GLAREOLIDAE Stiltia isabella Australian Pratincole ● BIRD PELECANIDAE Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian Pelican ● ● ● ● BIRD RALLIDAE Fulica atra Eurasian Coot ● ● ● ● BIRD RALLIDAE Gallirallus philippensis Buff-banded Rail ● ● Australian Spotted RALLIDAE Porzana fluminea ● BIRD Crake Black-tailed Native- RALLIDAE Tribonyx ventralis ● ● ● BIRD hen BIRD COLUMBIDAE Geophaps plumifera Spinifex Pigeon ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD COLUMBIDAE Geopelia cuneata Diamond Dove ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD COLUMBIDAE Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove ● BIRD COLUMBIDAE Geopelia striata Peaceful Dove ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD COLUMBIDAE Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD COLUMBIDAE Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD COLUMBIDAE Phaps histrionica Flock Bronzewing ● BIRD PODARGIDAE Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth ● ● ● ● ● ● ● EUROSTOPODI Eurostopodus argus Spotted Nightjar ● ● ● ● ● BIRD DAE AEGOTHELIDA Australian Owlet- Aegotheles cristatus ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD E nightjar M S APODIDAE Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift ● ● ● ● ● BIRD G 5 PHALACROCOR Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant ● ● BIRD ACIDAE PHALACROCOR Phalacrocorax Little Pied Cormorant ● ● ● BIRD ACIDAE melanoleucos PHALACROCOR Phalacrocorax Little Black ● ● ● ● ● BIRD ACIDAE sulcirostris Cormorant PHALACROCOR Phalacrocorax varius Pied Cormorant ● ● BIRD ACIDAE BIRD ARDEIDAE Ardea garzetta Little Egret ● M S ARDEIDAE Ardea ibis Cattle Egret ● ● ● ● BIRD G 5 M S ARDEIDAE Ardea modesta Eastern Great Egret ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD G 5 BIRD ARDEIDAE Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD ARDEIDAE Ardea novaehollandiae White-faced Heron ● ● ● ● Yellow-billed ARDEIDAE Platalea flavipes ● ● ● BIRD Spoonbill BIRD ARDEIDAE Platalea regia Royal Spoonbill ● ● ● ● BIRD ARDEIDAE Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis ● BIRD LARIDAE Larus novaehollandiae Silver Gull ● ● M S LARIDAE Sterna caspia Caspian Tern ● ● ● BIRD G 5 BIRD LARIDAE Sterna hybrida Whiskered Tern ● ● ● ● BIRD LARIDAE Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern ● ● ● ● BIRD FREGATIDAE Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird ● THRESKIORNIT Threskiornis molucca Australian White Ibis ● BIRD HIDAE THRESKIORNIT Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis ● ● ● ● ● BIRD HIDAE Ephippiorhynchus CICONIIDAE Black-necked Stork ● ● BIRD asiaticus BIRD ACCIPITRIDAE Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Collared ACCIPITRIDAE Accipiter cirrocephalus ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD Sparrowhawk BIRD ACCIPITRIDAE Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD ACCIPITRIDAE Circus approximans Swamp Harrier ● ● ● BIRD ACCIPITRIDAE Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier ● ● ● ● ● ● Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered ACCIPITRIDAE ● ● ● ● ● BIRD axillaris Kite White-bellied Sea ACCIPITRIDAE Haliaeetus leucogaster ● ● ● BIRD Eagle BIRD ACCIPITRIDAE Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD ACCIPITRIDAE Hamirostra isura Square-tailed Kite ● BIRD ACCIPITRIDAE Milvus migrans Black Kite ● ● ● ● ● Hamirostra Black-breasted ACCIPITRIDAE ● ● ● ● ● BIRD melanosternon Buzzard Hieraaetus ACCIPITRIDAE Little Eagle ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD morphnoides M S ACCIPITRIDAE Pandion cristatus Eastern Osprey ● BIRD G 5 BIRD FALCONIDAE Falco berigora Brown Falcon ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD FALCONIDAE Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● S FALCONIDAE Falco hypoleucos Grey Falcon ● ● ● ● BIRD 3 BIRD FALCONIDAE Falco longipennis Australian Hobby ● ● ● ● ● ● ● S FALCONIDAE Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD 7 BIRD FALCONIDAE Falco subniger Black Falcon ● BIRD OTIDIDAE Ardeotis australis Australian Bustard ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD BURHINIDAE Burhinus grallarius Bush Stone-curlew ● ● Cladorhynchus BURHINIDAE Banded Stilt ● BIRD leucocephalus RECURVIROST Himantopus Black-winged Stilt ● ● ● ● BIRD RIDAE himantopus RECURVIROST Recurvirostridae Red-necked Avocet ● ● BIRD RIDAE novaehollandiae BIRD CHARADRIIDAE Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover ● ● M S CHARADRIIDAE Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover ● ● BIRD G 5 BIRD CHARADRIIDAE Erythrogonys cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel ● ● ● ● Black-fronted CHARADRIIDAE Elseyornis melanops ● ● ● ● ● BIRD Dotterel BIRD CHARADRIIDAE Peltohyas australis Inland Dotterel ● BIRD CHARADRIIDAE Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing ● BIRD CHARADRIIDAE Vanellus tricolor Banded Lapwing ● SCOLOPACIDA M S Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper ● BIRD E G 5 SCOLOPACIDA Sharp-tailed M S Calidris acuminata ● ● ● BIRD E Sandpiper G 5 SCOLOPACIDA C S Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper ● BIRD E R 3 SCOLOPACIDA M S Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper ● BIRD E G 5 SCOLOPACIDA M S Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper ● ● ● ● BIRD E G 5 SCOLOPACIDA Common Tringa nebularia ● ● BIRD E Greenshank SCOLOPACIDA M S Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper ● BIRD E G 5 ROSTRATULID Australian Painted E E Rostratula australis ● BIRD AE Snipe N N BIRD TURNICIDAE Turnix velox Little Button-quail ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD CACATUIDAE Cacatua roseicapillus Galah ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD CACATUIDAE Cacatua sanguinea Little Corella ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD CACATUIDAE Nymphicus hollandicus Cockatiel ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Melopsittacus PSITTACIDAE Budgerigar ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD undulatus BIRD PSITTACIDAE Neopsephotus bourkii Bourke's Parrot ● ● ● ● BIRD PSITTACIDAE Neophema elegans Elegant Parrot ● C S C PSITTACIDAE Pezoporus occidentalis Night Parrot ● BIRD R 1 E BIRD PSITTACIDAE Platycercus zonarius Australian Ringneck ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD PSITTACIDAE Platycercus varius Mulga Parrot ● ● ● V P PSITTACIDAE Polytelis alexandrae Princess Parrot ● ● BIRD U 4 BIRD CUCULIDAE Centropus phasianinus Pheasant Coucal ● ● Horsfield's Bronze- CUCULIDAE Chalcites basalis ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD Cuckoo BIRD CUCULIDAE Chalcites osculans Black-eared Cuckoo ● ● ● BIRD CUCULIDAE Cacomantis pallidus Pallid Cuckoo ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD STRIGIDAE Ninox novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD TYTONIDAE Tyto alba Barn Owl ● ● ● BIRD TYTONIDAE Tyto javanica Eastern Barn Owl ● ● Blue-winged HALCYONIDAE Dacelo leachii ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD Kookaburra Todiramphus Red-backed HALCYONIDAE ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD pyrrhopygius Kingfisher BIRD HALCYONIDAE Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher ● ● ● ● ● M S MEROPIDAE Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD G 5 CLIMACTERIDA Black-tailed Climacteris melanura ● BIRD E Treecreeper PTILINORHYNC Ptilonorhynchus Western Bowerbird ● ● ● BIRD HIDAE maculatus guttatus Amytornis striatus P MALURIDAE Striated Grasswren ● ● ● ● BIRD whitei 4 Variegated Fairy- MALURIDAE Malurus lamberti ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD wren White-winged Fairy- MALURIDAE Malurus leucopterus ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD wren BIRD MALURIDAE Malurus splendens Splendid Fairy-wren ● Rufous-crowned MALURIDAE Stipiturus ruficeps ● BIRD Emu-wren BIRD ACANTHIZIDAE Acanthiza apicalis Inland Thornbill ● ● ● Yellow-rumped ACANTHIZIDAE Acanthiza chrysorrhoa ● BIRD Thornbill Slaty-backed ACANTHIZIDAE Acanthiza robustirostris ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD Thornbill Chestnut-rumped ACANTHIZIDAE Acanthiza uropygialis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD Thornbill Aphelocephala ACANTHIZIDAE Southern Whiteface ● BIRD leucopsis BIRD ACANTHIZIDAE Gerygone fusca Western Gerygone ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD ACANTHIZIDAE Pyrrholaemus brunneus Redthroat ● ● ● BIRD ACANTHIZIDAE Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● PARDALOTIDA Red-browed Pardalotus rubricatus ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD E Pardalote PARDALOTIDA Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote ● ● ● ● BIRD E MELIPHAGIDA Acanthagenys Spiny-cheeked ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD E rufogularis Honeyeater MELIPHAGIDA Certhionyx variegatus Pied Honeyeater ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD E MELIPHAGIDA Lacustroica whitei Grey Honeyeater ● ● BIRD E MELIPHAGIDA Lichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD E MELIPHAGIDA Lichenostomus White-plumed ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD E penicillatus Honeyeater MELIPHAGIDA Gavicalis virescens Singing Honeyeater ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIRD E MELIPHAGIDA Melithreptus Brown-headed ● BIRD E brevirostris Honeyeater MELIPHAGIDA
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