Threatened and pest animals of Greater Southern Sydney Map data is supplied by the Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW, the Sydney Catchment Authority and the NSW Department of Lands. Maps are copyright Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW. They are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission. The Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW and its employees disclaim liability for any act done on the information in the map and any consequences of such acts or omissions. Note that some of the records shown on the habitat maps were not used to predict habitat because of their age, unreliable species identification or poor spatial accuracy. Photographs are copyright Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW or the individual photographer. Photographs taken by M. Todd are copyright M. Todd and Wildlifing (www.wildlifing.com). Cover photos: top to bottom, left to right: broad-headed snake – N. Williams; flame robin – H. Perkins; spotted-tailed quoll – K. Stepnell, DECC; masked owl – M. Todd; green tree frog – M. Schulz; eastern pygmy-possum – N. Williams. Published by: Department of Environment and Climate Change 59–61 Goulburn Street, Sydney PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232 Phone: (02) 9995 5000 (switchboard) Phone: 131 555 (NSW only – environment information and publications requests) Phone: 1300 361 967 (national parks information and publications requests) Fax: (02) 9995 5999 TTY: (02) 9211 4723 Email: [email protected] Website: www.environment.nsw.gov.au The Department of Environment and Climate Change is pleased to allow this material to be reproduced in whole or in part, provided the meaning is unchanged and its source, publisher and authorship are acknowledged. ISBN 978 1 74122 442 9 DECC 2007/227 September 2007 Printed on EMAS-compliant stock Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................. 1 5. Animals of moderate conservation priority ................... 67 1.1 Background ....................................................................... 2 5.1 Eastern pygmy-possum ................................................ 67 1.1.1 About the 2002–05 project .............................. 2 5.2 Flame robin .................................................................... 68 1.1.2 The study area .................................................... 2 5.3 Giant burrowing frog .................................................... 69 1.1.3 Project publications .......................................... 2 5.4 Red-crowned toadlet .................................................... 71 1.2 Animals studied in the project ....................................... 3 5.5 Rockwarbler ................................................................... 73 1.2.1 Which animals were included? ........................ 3 5.6 Rosenberg’s goanna ...................................................... 74 1.2.2 Animals of highest conservation priority ....... 3 5.7 Sooty owl ....................................................................... 75 1.3 Priority animal habitats ................................................... 6 5.8 Southern emu-wren ...................................................... 77 1.3.1 Grassy box woodlands ...................................... 6 5.9 Square-tailed kite .......................................................... 78 1.3.2 Upland swamps ................................................. 6 5.10 Tawny-crowned honeyeater ........................................ 79 1.3.3 Alluvial woodlands and forests ........................ 7 1.3.4 Coastal wetlands and saltmarsh ...................... 7 6. Animals of lower conservation priority ........................... 81 1.3.5 Why priority animal habitats are important ... 7 6.1 Bibron’s toadlet .............................................................. 82 1.4 Animal profiles.................................................................. 8 6.2 Eastern bentwing-bat ................................................... 84 1.4.1 Description ......................................................... 8 6.3 Eastern grey kangaroo .................................................. 85 1.4.2 Threats ................................................................ 8 6.4 Eastern snake-necked turtle ........................................ 86 1.4.3 Distribution ........................................................ 9 6.5 Emu ................................................................................. 87 1.4.4 How you can help .............................................. 9 6.6 Gang-gang cockatoo .................................................... 88 1.4.5 Maps .................................................................... 9 6.7 Glossy black-cockatoo .................................................. 90 6.8 Greater glider ................................................................. 91 2. Animals of highest conservation priority ....................... 12 6.9 Highlands copperhead ................................................. 92 2.1 Booroolong frog ............................................................ 12 6.10 Long-nosed bandicoot ................................................. 94 2.2 Brush-tailed rock-wallaby ............................................. 13 6.11 Mainland tiger snake .................................................... 95 2.3 Bush stone-curlew ........................................................ 15 6.12 Olive whistler ................................................................. 96 2.4 Eastern bristlebird ......................................................... 16 6.13 Painted button-quail .................................................... 98 2.5 Green and golden bell frog .......................................... 17 6.14 Pink robin ....................................................................... 99 2.6 Ground parrot ................................................................ 19 6.15 Platypus ........................................................................ 100 2.7 Long nosed potoroo ..................................................... 20 6.16 Powerful owl ................................................................ 102 2.8 Regent honeyeater ....................................................... 21 6.17 Red-browed treecreeper ............................................ 103 2.9 Southern brown bandicoot ......................................... 23 6.18 Rose-crowned fruit-dove ........................................... 104 ............................................................... 2.10 Stuttering frog 24 6.19 Satin bowerbird ........................................................... 106 2.11 Swift parrot .................................................................... 26 6.20 Short-beaked echnidna .............................................. 107 6.21 Spotted quail-thrush ................................................... 108 3. Animals of high conservation priority ............................ 28 6.22 Superb fruit-dove ........................................................ 110 3.1 Australasian bittern ....................................................... 28 6.23 Superb lyrebird ............................................................ 111 3.2 Barking owl .................................................................... 29 6.24 Tree-base litter skink ................................................... 112 3.3 Black bittern ................................................................... 31 6.25 Varied sittella ............................................................... 114 3.4 Black-chinned honeyeater ........................................... 32 6.26 White-winged chough ............................................... 115 3.5 Blue Mountains water skink ......................................... 33 6.27 Wompoo fruit-dove .................................................... 116 3.6 Broad-headed snake ..................................................... 35 6.28 Yellow-bellied glider ................................................... 117 3.7 Dingo ........................................................................... 36 6.29 Other animals of lower conservation priority .......... 119 3.8 Eastern freetail-bat ........................................................ 38 3.9 Green tree frog .............................................................. 39 7. Pest animals ......................................................................... 121 3.10 Koala ........................................................................... 40 7.1 Common myna ............................................................ 121 3.11 Large-eared pied bat .................................................... 42 7.2 Common starling ........................................................ 122 3.12 Large-footed myotis ..................................................... 44 7.3 Eurasian blackbird ....................................................... 124 3.13 Littlejohn’s tree frog ...................................................... 45 7.4 Fallow deer ................................................................... 125 3.14 Masked owl .................................................................... 47 7.5 Feral cat ........................................................................ 126 3.15 Spotted-tailed or tiger quoll ........................................ 48 7.6 Feral dog ...................................................................... 128 3.16 Squirrel glider