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Br=Breeding. Use the following codes: ny=nest Ab=Abundance. Record actual numbers whenever possible. Otherwise use with young; ne=nest with eggs; fs=faecal sac; as close an estimate as possible, preferably having the margin of error on on=bird on or seen leaving nest; nb=nest building; the low side. Flying over - If a species is recorded flying over the site cf=carrying food; dy=dependant young; append 'FO' to abundance count. ih=inspecting hollow; di=display; co=copulation. Br Ab Species Common_name Indexed Common_name1 001 Emu Large Birds 008 Australian Brush-turkey Mound-builders 009 Stubble Quail Quail 011 Brown Quail Quail 205 Plumed Whistling-Duck Waterfowl 216 Blue-billed Duck Waterfowl 217 Musk Duck Waterfowl 214 Freckled Duck Waterfowl 203 Black Swan Waterfowl 207 Australian Shelduck Waterfowl 202 Australian Wood Duck Waterfowl 948 Mallard Waterfowl 208 Pacific Black Duck Waterfowl 212 Australasian Shoveler Waterfowl 211 Grey Teal Waterfowl 210 Chestnut Teal Waterfowl 213 Pink-eared Duck Waterfowl 215 Hardhead Waterfowl 061 Australasian Grebe Grebes 062 Hoary-headed Grebe Grebes 060 Great Crested Grebe Grebes 101 Darter Cormorants and Darter 100 Little Pied Cormorant Cormorants and Darter 099 Pied Cormorant Cormorants and Darter 097 Little Black Cormorant Cormorants and Darter 096 Great Cormorant Cormorants and Darter 106 Australian Pelican Pelican 185 Little Egret Egret 186 Intermediate Egret Egret 187 Great Egret Egret 188 White-faced Heron Heron 189 White-necked Heron Heron 192 Nankeen Night Heron Heron 977 Cattle Egret Egret 196 Black Bittern Bittern 197 Australasian Bittern Bittern 178 Glossy Ibis Spoonbills and Ibis 179 Australian White Ibis Spoonbills and Ibis 180 Straw-necked Ibis Spoonbills and Ibis 181 Royal Spoonbill Spoonbills and Ibis 182 Yellow-billed Spoonbill Spoonbills and Ibis 234 Pacific Baza Birds of Prey 232 Black-shouldered Kite Birds of Prey 230 Square-tailed Kite Birds of Prey 229 Black Kite Birds of Prey 228 Whistling Kite Birds of Prey 226 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Birds of Prey 218 Spotted Harrier Birds of Prey 219 Swamp Harrier Birds of Prey 1 Br Ab Species Common_name Indexed Common_name1 221 Brown Goshawk Birds of Prey 220 Grey Goshawk Birds of Prey 222 Collared Sparrowhawk Birds of Prey 224 Wedge-tailed Eagle Birds of Prey 225 Little Eagle Birds of Prey 239 Brown Falcon Birds of Prey 235 Australian Hobby Birds of Prey 238 Black Falcon Birds of Prey 237 Peregrine Falcon Birds of Prey 240 Nankeen Kestrel Birds of Prey 046 Buff-banded Rail Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 045 Lewin's Rail Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 050 Baillon's Crake Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 049 Australian Spotted Crake Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 051 Spotless Crake Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 058 Purple Swamphen Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 056 Dusky Moorhen Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 055 Black-tailed Native-hen Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 059 Eurasian Coot Rails, Crakes and Gallinules 014 Painted Button-quail Quail 168 Latham's Snipe Waders 146 Black-winged Stilt Waders 144 Black-fronted Dotterel Plovers 132 Red-kneed Dotterel Plovers 135 Banded Lapwing Plovers 133 Masked Lapwing Plovers 125 Silver Gull Gull 957 Rock Dove Pigeons and Doves 028 White-Headed Pigeon Pigeons and Doves 989 Spotted Turtle-Dove Pigeons and Doves 029 Brown Cuckoo-Dove Pigeons and Doves 033 Emerald Dove Pigeons and Doves 034 Common Bronzewing Pigeons and Doves 035 Brush Bronzewing Pigeons and Doves 043 Crested Pigeon Pigeons and Doves 030 Peaceful Dove Pigeons and Doves 032 Bar-shouldered Dove Pigeons and Doves 044 Wonga Pigeon Pigeons and Doves 027 Topknot Pigeon Pigeons and Doves 265 Glossy Black-Cockatoo Cockatoos 267 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Cockatoos 268 Gang-gang Cockatoo Cockatoos 273 Galah Cockatoos 272 Long-billed Corella Cockatoos 271 Little Corella Cockatoos 269 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cockatoos 274 Cockatiel Parrots 254 Rainbow Lorikeet Lorikeets 256 Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Lorikeets 258 Musk Lorikeet Lorikeets 260 Little Lorikeet Lorikeets 281 Australian King-Parrot Parrots 282 Crimson Rosella Parrots 288 Eastern Rosella Parrots 2 Br Ab Species Common_name Indexed Common_name1 309 Swift Parrot Parrots 295 Red-rumped Parrot Parrots 302 Turquoise Parrot Parrots 311 Ground Parrot Parrots 337 Pallid Cuckoo Cuckoos 339 Brush Cuckoo Cuckoos 338 Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cuckoos 342 Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Cuckoos 344 Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Cuckoos 347 Common Koel Cuckoos 348 Channel-billed Cuckoo Cuckoos 349 Pheasant Coucal Cuckoos 248 Powerful Owl Owls 246 Barking Owl Owls 242 Southern Boobook Owls 253 Sooty Owl Owls 250 Masked Owl Owls 249 Barn Owl Owls 313 Tawny Frogmouth Frogmouth 330 White-throated Nightjar Nightjar 317 Australian Owlet-nightjar Nightjar 334 White-throated Needletail Swifts 335 Fork-tailed Swift Swifts 319 Azure Kingfisher Kingfishers 322 Laughing Kookaburra Kookaburra 326 Sacred Kingfisher Kingfishers 329 Rainbow Bee-eater Bee-eater 318 Dollarbird Dollarbird 350 Superb Lyrebird Lyrebird 558 White-throated Treecreeper Treecreeper 560 Red-browed Treecreeper Treecreeper 555 Brown Treecreeper Treecreeper 529 Superb Fairy-wren Fairy-wren 536 Variegated Fairy-wren Fairy-wren 526 Southern Emu-wren Emu-wren 565 Spotted Pardalote Pardalote 976 Striated Pardalote Pardalote 519 Eastern Bristlebird Scrubwrens 506 Pilotbird Scrubwrens 505 Rockwarbler Scrubwrens 493 Yellow-throated Scrubwren Scrubwrens 488 White-browed Scrubwren Scrubwrens 494 Large-billed Scrubwren Scrubwrens 498 Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Scrubwrens 504 Speckled Warbler Scrubwrens 465 Weebill Thornbills and Whitefaces 454 Brown Gerygone Gerygones 453 White-throated Gerygone Gerygones 475 Brown Thornbill Thornbills and Whitefaces 484 Buff-rumped Thornbill Thornbills and Whitefaces 486 Yellow-rumped Thornbill Thornbills and Whitefaces 471 Yellow Thornbill Thornbills and Whitefaces 470 Striated Thornbill Thornbills and Whitefaces 466 Southern Whiteface Thornbills and Whitefaces 3 Br Ab Species Common_name Indexed Common_name1 638 Red Wattlebird Honeyeaters, Large 710 Little Wattlebird Honeyeaters, Large 640 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Large 645 Noisy Friarbird Honeyeaters, Large 646 Little Friarbird Honeyeaters, Large 603 Regent Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Large 641 Blue-faced Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Large 633 Bell Miner Honeyeaters, Large 634 Noisy Miner Honeyeaters, Large 605 Lewin's Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 614 Yellow-faced Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 617 White-eared Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 619 Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 613 Fuscous Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 625 White-plumed Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 580 Black-chinned Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 583 Brown-headed Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 578 White-naped Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 597 Brown Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 630 Crescent Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 631 New Holland Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 632 White-cheeked Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 593 Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 591 Eastern Spinebill Honeyeaters, Small 586 Scarlet Honeyeater Honeyeaters, Small 448 White-fronted Chat Chat 377 Jacky Winter Robins and Flycatchers 380 Scarlet Robin Robins and Flycatchers 381 Red-capped Robin Robins and Flycatchers 382 Flame Robin Robins and Flycatchers 384 Rose Robin Robins and Flycatchers 385 Hooded Robin Robins and Flycatchers 392 Eastern Yellow Robin Robins and Flycatchers 434 Logrunner Whipbirds and Logrunners 421 Eastern Whipbird Whipbirds and Logrunners 436 Spotted Quail-thrush Quail-thrush 549 Varied Sittella Sittellas 416 Crested Shrike-tit Shrike-tit 398 Golden Whistler Whistlers 401 Rufous Whistler Whistlers 405 Olive Whistler Whistlers 408 Grey Shrike-thrush Shrike-thrush 373 Black-faced Monarch Monarch Flycatchers 365 Leaden Flycatcher Monarch Flycatchers 366 Satin Flycatcher Monarch Flycatchers 728 Restless Flycatcher Monarch Flycatchers 415 Magpie-Lark Magpie-Lark 362 Rufous Fantail Fantails 361 Grey Fantail Fantails 364 Willie Wagtail Fantails 673 Spangled Drongo Drongo 424 Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike Cuckoo-Shrikes and Trillers 425 White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike Cuckoo-Shrikes and Trillers 429 Cicadabird Cuckoo-Shrikes and Trillers 4 Br Ab Species Common_name Indexed Common_name1 430 White-winged Triller Cuckoo-Shrikes and Trillers 671 Olive-backed Oriole Orioles 432 Figbird Orioles 543 White-breasted Woodswallow Woodswallows 544 Masked Woodswallow Woodswallows 545 White-browed Woodswallow Woodswallows 546 Black-faced Woodswallow Woodswallows 547 Dusky Woodswallow Woodswallows 702 Grey Butcherbird Butcherbirds 700 Pied Butcherbird Butcherbirds 705 Australian Magpie Magpie 694 Pied Currawong Currawongs 697 Grey Currawong Currawongs 930 Australian Raven Ravens 954 Little Raven Ravens 693 White-winged Chough Chough 676 Green Catbird Bowerbirds 679 Satin Bowerbird Bowerbirds 648 Singing Bushlark Larks and Pipits 993 Skylark Larks and Pipits 647 Richard's Pipit Larks and Pipits 995 House Sparrow Sparrow 653 Zebra Finch Finches and Firetails 655 Double-barred Finch Finches and Firetails 662 Red-browed Finch Finches and Firetails 652 Diamond Firetail Finches and Firetails 650 Beautiful Firetail Finches and Firetails 657 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Finches and Firetails 997 European Greenfinch Finches and Firetails 996 European Goldfinch Finches and Firetails 564 Mistletoebird Mistletoebird 358 White-backed Swallow Swallows and Martins 357 Welcome Swallow Swallows and Martins 359 Tree Martin Swallows and Martins 360 Fairy Martin Swallows and Martins 524 Clamorous Reed-Warbler Grass-birds and Reed-Warbler 523 Tawny Grassbird Grass-birds and Reed-Warbler 522 Little Grassbird Grass-birds and Reed-Warbler 509 Rufous Songlark Larks and Pipits 508 Brown Songlark Larks and Pipits 525 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola 574 Silvereye Silvereye 779 Bassian Thrush Thrush 991 Common Blackbird Blackbird 999 Common Starling Starling 998 Common Myna Myna 5.
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    BMAD in the Border Ranges BELL MINER ASSOCIATED DIEBACK in the BORDER RANGES NORTH AND SOUTH BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT - NSW SECTION. Dailan Pugh March 2018 This review focuses on the extent and effect of Bell Miner Associated Dieback (BMAD) on the NSW section of the Border Ranges (North and South), one of Australia's 15 Biodiversity Hotspots and part of one of the world's 35 Biodiversity Hotspots. The region's forests are recognised as being of World Heritage value. This review relies upon mapping of BMAD undertaken by the Forestry Corporation (DPI) in 2004 and the Forestry unit of the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) from 2015-17. The two DPI aerial visual sketch-mapping exercises were undertaken from a helicopter but map very different areas, which appears to be a methodological problem. To obtain a reasonable estimation both mappings were combined. Comparison with detailed mapping undertaken on the Richmond Range in 2005 shows that the recent mapping is only identifying 38% of the BMAD present, and that even when the two aerial visual sketch-mapping exercises are combined they still only identify 68% of BMAD, so while the DPI mapping has been relied upon herein as the only available regional mapping, the figures need to be considered very conservative. Conclusions from this review of the two DPI Bell Miner Associated Dieback mapping exercises undertaken in the NSW section of the Border Ranges Biodiversity Hotspot, and the 2017 Government literature review, are: • The most recent review confirms the basic process of initiating Bell Miner Associated Dieback (BMAD) as: logging opens up overstorey and disturbs understorey > invasion of lantana > proliferation of Bell Miners (Bellbirds) > proliferation of sap-sucking psyllids > sickening and death of eucalypts.