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Sunshine Coast Biodiversity Strategy 2010-2020 Table 3 Significant fauna species of the Sunshine Coast E = endangered V = vulnerable R = rare N = northern limit S = southern limit EPBC = Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (2000) NCA = Nature Conservation Act (1992) IUCN Red List = International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources BONN = Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals JAMBA = Japan - Australia Migratory Bird Agreement CAMBA = China - Australia Migratory Bird Agreement ROKAMBA = Republic of Korea - Australia Migratory Bird Agreement Status International Scientific name Common name EPBC/NCA Conservation Status Amphibians Adelotus brevis tusked frog V IUCN Red List Assa darlingtoni pouched frog/ /R Australian marsupial frog Crinia tinnula wallum froglet /V IUCN Red List Litoria brevipalmata green-thighed frog /R IUCN Red List L. freycineti wallum rocketfrog/ /V IUCN Red List Freycinet's frog L. olongburensis wallum sedge frog V/V IUCN Red List L. pearsoniana cascade tree frog /V IUCN Red List Mixophyes fleayi Fleay's barred frog E/E IUCN Red List M. iteratus giant barred frog E/E IUCN Red List Rheobatrachus silus southern gastric brooding frog X/E IUCN Red List Taudactylus diurnus southern day frog X/E IUCN Red List Birds Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk /R Aerodramus terrareginae Australian swiftlet/ /R (A.spodiopygius race white-rumped swiftlet terrareginae) Anous stolidus common noddy JAMBA/CAMBA Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater E/E Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater JAMBA/CAMBA, IUCN Red List Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater JAMBA Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater JAMBA/ROKAMBA Ardeotis australis Australian bustard IUCN Red List Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew/ IUCN Red List bush thick knee 27 Sunshine Coast Biodiversity Strategy 2010-2020 Status International Scientific name Common name EPBC/NCA Conservation Status Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper JAMBA/CAMBA Calidris alba sanderling CAMBA/ROKAMBA Calidris canutus red knot JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Calidris melanotus pectoral sandpiper JAMBA/ROKAMBA Calidris rufficollis red-necked stint JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Calidris tenuirostris great knot JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Calonectris leucomelas streaked shearwater JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Calyptorhynchus lathamii glossy black cockatoo /R lathami Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Chlidonias leucoptera white-winged black tern JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Chthonicola sagittata speckled warbler IUCN Red List Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail thrush Circus approximans swamp harrier IUCN Red List Circus assimilis spotted harrier IUCN Red List Climacteris erythrops red-browed treecreeper /R Cuculus saturatus oriental cuckoo JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Cyclopsitta diopthalma Coxen's double-eyed fig parrot E/E coxeni Daption capense Cape petrel IUCN Red List Dasyornis brachypterus eastern bristle bird E/E IUCN Red List Egretta sacra eastern reef egret CAMBA Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite IUCN Red List Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus jabiru, black-necked stork /R IUCN Red List Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk V/E IUCN Red List Esacus magnirostris beach stone curlew /V Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike tit Falco hypoleucos grey falcon /R IUCN Red List Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Fregata minor great frigatebird JAMBA/CAMBA Gallinago hardwickii latham snipe JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone IUCN Red List Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher /R Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle CAMBA Hirundapus caudactus white-throated needletail CAMBA/ROKAMBA 28 Sunshine Coast Biodiversity Strategy 2010-2020 Status International Scientific name Common name EPBC/NCA Conservation Status Hirundo rustica barn swallow JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana IUCN Red List Ixobrychus minutus little bittern IUCN Red List Lathamus discolor swift parrot E/E IUCN Red List Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail /R Lichenostomus melanops yellow tufted honeyeater Limicola falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Limosa lapponica bar-tailed godwit JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite /R Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater /R Monarcha leucotis white eared monarch Neophema pulchella turquoise parrot /R Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy goose /R Ninox strenua powerful owl /V Numenius eastern curlew /R JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA madagascariensis Numenius phaeopus whimbrel JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Oceanites oceanites Wilson's storm-petrel JAMBA Orthonyx temminckii logrunner Pandion cristatus eastern osprey BONN Pezoporus wallicus ground parrot /V Phaethon lepturus white-tailed tropicbird JAMBA/CAMBA Phaeton rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird /V Philomachus pugnax ruff JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis CAMBA Pluvialis dominica Pacific golden plover JAMBA/CAMBA Pluvialis squatarola grey plover JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Podargus ocellatus marbled frogmouth /V plumiferus Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler Pterodroma solandri providence petrel JAMBA, IUCN Red List Ptiloris paradiseus paradise riflebird Puffinus huttoni Hutton's shearwater IUCN Red List Rostratula benghalensis painted snipe /V CAMBA Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic jaeger JAMBA/ROKAMBA Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger JAMBA/CAMBA 29 Sunshine Coast Biodiversity Strategy 2010-2020 Status International Scientific name Common name EPBC/NCA Conservation Status Sternula albifrons little tern /E JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Thalasseus bergii crested tern JAMBA/CAMBA Sterna hirundo common tern JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern JAMBA/CAMBA Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck /R Stirituris malachurus southern emu wren /V Sula dactylatra masked booby JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Sula leucogaster brown booby JAMBA/CAMBA Thalassarche cauta shy albatross BONN Thalassarche yellow-nosed albatross BONN chlororhynchus Thalassarche melanophrys black-browed albatross BONN Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Tringa nebularia common greenshank JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V/V IUCN Red List Tyto longimembris Eastern grass owl Tyto tenebricosa sooty owl R Xanthomyza phrygia regent honeyeater E/E IUCN Red List Xenus cinereus Terek sandpiper JAMBA/CAMBA/ROKAMBA Fish Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish IUCN Red List Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch IUCN Red List Maccullochella peelii Mary River cod E/ IUCN Red List mariensis Macquaria novemaculeata Australian bass Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E/V IUCN Red List Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish/ V/ Queensland lungfish Pseudomugil mellis honey blue eye V/V IUCN Red List Rhadinocentrus ornatus ornate rainbowfish Scleropages leichardti southern saratoga IUCN Red List Sharks and Rays Carcharias taurus grey nurse shark CE/E IUCN Red List Dasyatis fluviorum estuary stingray IUCN Red List Insects Acrodipsas brisbanensis bronze ant-blue 30 Sunshine Coast Biodiversity Strategy 2010-2020 Status International Scientific name Common name EPBC/NCA Conservation Status Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue butterfly /V IUCN Red List Argyreus hyperbius Australian fritillary butterfly /E inconstans Euschemon rafflesia regent skipper Hypochrysops epicuris mangrove jewel Hypochrysops miskini coral jewel Junonia hedonia chocolate argus Ogyris amaryllis satin azure ogyris zozine purple azure Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing /V Phyllodes imperialis Sth pink underwing Moth E/ Subsp. ANIC 3333 Pseudodipsas cephenes bright forest-blue Telicota eurychlora southern sedge-darter Tisiphone abeona rawnsleyi varied sword-grass brown Trapezites luteus yellow ochrre Mammals and Monotremes Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong Chalinolobus dwyeri large-eared pied bat V/R IUCN Red List Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattle bat IUCN Red List Calinolobus picatus little pied bat /R Dasyurus maculatus spotted-tail quoll (sth subsp.) E/V IUCN Red List maculatus D. hallucatus northern quoll E/ Kerivoula papuensis golden-tipped bat /R Miniopterus schreibersii common bent-winged bat CD/ Nyctinomus australis white-striped freetail bat Nyctophilus gouldii Gould's long-eared bat IUCN Red List Nyctophilus timoriensis eastern long-eared bat V/V Petauroides volans greater glider Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider IUCN Red List (sth subsp.) Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider IUCN Red List Petrogale penicillata brush-tailed rock wallaby V/V IUCN Red List Phascogale tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale IUCN Red List Phascolarctus cinereus koala /V IUCN Red List Potorous tridactylus long-nosed potoroo V/V 31 Sunshine Coast Biodiversity Strategy 2010-2020 Status International Scientific name Common name EPBC/NCA Conservation Status Pseudomys delicatulus delicate mouse IUCN Red List Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse Pseudomys oralis Hastings River mouse E/V IUCN Red List Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying fox /V Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail-bat IUCN Red List Scoteanax rueppellii greater broad-nosed bat Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon Thylogale thetis red-necked pademelon
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  • NSW Vagrant Bird Review

    NSW Vagrant Bird Review

    an atlas of the birds of new south wales and the australian capital territory Vagrant Species Ian A.W. McAllan & David J. James The species listed here are those that have been found on very few occasions (usually less than 20 times) in NSW and the ACT, and are not known to have bred here. Species that have been recorded breeding in NSW are included in the Species Accounts sections of the three volumes, even if they have been recorded in the Atlas area less than 20 times. In determining the number of records of a species, when several birds are recorded in a short period together, or whether alive or dead, these are here referred to as a ‘set’ of records. The cut-off date for vagrant records and reports is 31 December 2019. As with the rest of the Atlas, the area covered in this account includes marine waters east from the NSW coast to 160°E. This is approximately 865 km east of the coast at its widest extent in the south of the State. The New South Wales-Queensland border lies at about 28°08’S at the coast, following the centre of Border Street through Coolangatta and Tweed Heads to Point Danger (Anon. 2001a). This means that the Britannia Seamounts, where many rare seabirds have been recorded on extended pelagic trips from Southport, Queensland, are east of the NSW coast and therefore in NSW and the Atlas area. Conversely, the lookout at Point Danger is to the north of the actual Point and in Queensland but looks over both NSW and Queensland marine waters.
  • Reptiles of the Wet Tropics

    Reptiles of the Wet Tropics

    Reptiles of the Wet Tropics The concentration of endemic reptiles in the Wet Tropics is greater than in any other area of Australia. About 162 species of reptiles live in this region and 24 of these species live exclusively in the rainforest. Eighteen of them are found nowhere else in the world. Many lizards are closely related to species in New Guinea and South-East Asia. The ancestors of two of the resident geckos are thought to date back millions of years to the ancient super continent of Gondwana. PRICKLY FOREST SKINK - Gnypetoscincus queenlandiae Length to 17cm. This skink is distinguished by its very prickly back scales. It is very hard to see, as it is nocturnal and hides under rotting logs and is extremely heat sensitive. Located in the rainforest in the Wet Tropics only, from near Cooktown to west of Cardwell. RAINFOREST SKINK - Eulamprus tigrinus Length to 16cm. The body has irregular, broken black bars. They give birth to live young and feed on invertebrates. Predominantly arboreal, they bask in patches of sunlight in the rainforest and shelter in tree hollows at night. Apparently capable of producing a sharp squeak when handled or when fighting. It is rare and found only in rainforests from south of Cooktown to west of Cardwell. NORTHERN RED-THROATED SKINK - Carlia rubrigularis Length to 14cm. The sides of the neck are richly flushed with red in breeding males. Lays 1-2 eggs per clutch, sometimes communally. Forages for insects in leaf litter, fallen logs and tree buttresses. May also prey on small skinks and own species.