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WoodieWoodieMine:

VertebrateFaunaSurveyGapAnalysis

Preparedfor: ConsolidatedMineralsLimited Preparedby: WesternWildlife 8RidgewayPl MahoganyCreekWA6072 Ph:0427510934 October2019

WoodieWoodieMine:GapAnalysis,2019

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TableofContents

1.Introduction................................................................................................................................11.1Scope.....................................................................................................................................1

2.Methods......................................................................................................................................42.1SummarisingFaunaSurveysUndertaken................................................................................42.2SummarisingFaunaSurveyResults........................................................................................42.3DeterminingSurveyAdequacy...............................................................................................5

3.SummaryofFaunaSurveys2006-2019.......................................................................................5

4.SummaryofSurveyFindings......................................................................................................104.1FaunaHabitats.....................................................................................................................104.2VertebrateFaunaAssemblage..............................................................................................104.3ConservationSignificantFauna............................................................................................11

4.3.1RecordedConservationSignificantFauna............................................................................114.3.2PotentiallyOccurringConservationSignificantFauna..........................................................13

5.AdequacyofPreviousSurveys....................................................................................................165.1CompliancewithGuidelines.................................................................................................165.2CoverageofSurveyArea......................................................................................................17

6.GapsinSurveyCoverage............................................................................................................176.1HabitatMapping..................................................................................................................176.2FaunalAssemblage..............................................................................................................176.3ConservationSignificantFauna............................................................................................17

7.Recommendations.....................................................................................................................18

8.References.................................................................................................................................19

Appendices....................................................................................................................................21Appendix1.AmphibianspotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie..................................................21Appendix2.ReptilespotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie........................................................22Appendix3.BirdspotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.............................................................25Appendix4.MammalspotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.....................................................30Appendix5.FreshwaterFishpotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie............................................32

TablesandFiguresTable1.SummaryoffaunasurveysundetakenintheWoodieWoodieMinecorridor2006-2019......6Table2.ConservationsignificantfaunapotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie...............................12Figure1.WoodieWoodieMine:regionallocation.................................................................................2Figure2.WoodieWoodieMine:minecorridor......................................................................................3Figure3.WoodieWoodieMine:Faunasurveycoverage........................................................................8Figure4.WoodieWoodieMine:Faunasurveysamplesites..................................................................9Figure 5. WoodieWoodieMine: Northern Quoll, Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat and Pilbara Olive Python

records...........................................................................................................................................14Figure6.WoodieWoodieMine:CommonSandpiper,WoodSandpiper,PeregrineFalconandWestern

Pebble-moundMouserecords.......................................................................................................15


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1.Introduction

TheWoodieWoodieManganeseMine isabout400kmsoutheastofPortHedland,170kmsoutheastofMarbleBarand100kmeastofNullagineintheEasternPilbararegionofWesternAustralia (Figure 1). Consolidated Minerals Limited (CML) has recently recommencedoperations and proposes tomine 18manganese prospects over the next five years. CMLcommissionedWesternWildlifetoundertakeagapanalysisofthevertebratefaunasurveysconductedatWoodieWoodiebetween2006and2019.

1.1Scope

Thescopeofthegapanalysiswasto:

• SummarisethefaunasurveysundertakenatWoodieWoodiebetween2006-2019.

• SummarisethefaunarecordedorpotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.

• Listtheconservationsignificantfaunarecorded,orpotentiallyoccurring.

• Commentonwhether

o the fauna surveysmeet current requirementsunder theStateandFederalguidancedocuments;

o thefaunasurveyshaveadequatelycoveredthewholesite;and

o conservationsignificanttaxahavebeenadequatelysurveyed.

• Identifyanygapsincoverageofthefaunasurveys.

• Recommendwhatsurveywork,ifany,isrequiredtofillanygapsincoverage.

TheareacoveredbythegapanalysisisreferredtoastheWoodieWoodieMineCorridoror‘minecorridor’(Figure2).

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2.Methods

2.1SummarisingFaunaSurveysUndertaken

ThereportsforallfaunasurveysconductedatWoodieWoodie2006–2019werereviewed.Reportsproducedasinterimreportsforatwo-phaselevel2faunasurveywereomitted,asallresults were presented in the final report. For each fauna survey, the following weresummarised:

• Yearandmonthofsurvey.• SurveyArea.• Surveytype(e.g.Level1,Level2,targetedordesktopsurvey).• Keymethodsused.• Thenumberoffrogs,reptiles,birdsandmammalsrecorded.• Anyconservationsignificantfaunarecorded.

Thesurveyareaforeachsurveywasmapped,andthelocationoftrappingsites,cameratrapsitesandbatdetectorsitesindicated.

2.2SummarisingFaunaSurveyResults

Thevertebratefaunaassemblagesrecordedoneachsurveyweresummarisedintoasinglesetoftables,showingbothrecordedandpredictedspeciesfortheWoodieWoodieminecorridor.Conservationsignificantfaunainthisdocumentarethosespecieslistedunder:

Ø theEnvironmentProtectionandBiodiversityConservationAct1999(EPBCAct),as:o CriticallyEndangered(Cr)o Endangered(En)o Vulnerable(Vu)o Migratory(Mi)

Ø theBiodiversityConservationAct2016(BCAct),as:• ThreatenedSpecies:

o CriticallyEndangered(Cr)o Endangered(En)o Vulnerable(Vu)

• SpeciallyProtectedSpecies:o Migratory(Mi)o Conservationdependentfauna(Cd)o Otherspeciallyprotectedspecies(Os)

Ø As Priority Fauna by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

(DBCA).o Priority1o Priority2o Priority3o Priority4


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Conservationsignificantfaunaweresummarisedintoatable,indicatingwhichwererecordedatWoodieWoodieandthelikelihoodofoccurrenceoftheremainingspecies.

2.3DeterminingSurveyAdequacy

Theadequacyofprevious faunasurveyswasdeterminedbycomparing the surveys to therequirementssetoutinthefollowingdocuments:

• Statement of environmental principles, factors and objectives (EnvironmentalProtectionAuthority(EPA)2016a).

• Environmentalfactorguideline–terrestrialfauna(EPA2016b).

• Technicalguidance–terrestrialfaunasurveys(EPA2016c).

• Technical Guide: terrestrial vertebrate fauna surveys for environmental impactassessment(EPAandDEC2010).

• Interimguidelineforpreliminarysurveysofnightparrot(Pezoporusoccidentalis) inWesternAustralia(DPAW2017).

• EPBCActReferralGuidelinefortheendangerednorthernquollDasyurushallucatus(DoE2016).

• SurveyGuidelinesofAustralia’sThreatenedMammals(DSEWPaC2011a).

• SurveyGuidelinesofAustralia’sThreatenedBats(DEWHA2010).

• SurveyguidelinesforAustralia’sThreatenedReptiles(DSEWPaC2011b).

The assessment of survey adequacywas undertaken at a high level only, considering thefollowingkeyquestions:

• Werethesurveysundertakenattherecommendedtimeofyear?• Didthesurveysadequatelycovertheentireminecorridor?• Didthesurveysusethestandardsurveymethods?• Weretherecommendedsurveytechniquesemployedforkeyconservationsignificant

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3.SummaryofFaunaSurveys2006-2019

AsummaryofthetwelvefaunasurveysundertakenatWoodieWoodieispresentedinTable1. Theoverallcoverageofeachsurveyis indicatedinFigure3,andthesamplingsites(e.g.trap,batdetectorandcameratrapsites)areshownonFigure4.


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Table1.SummaryoffaunasurveysundertakenintheWoodieWoodieMinecorridor2006-2019.Survey Dateof

SurveySurveyArea FaunaSurvey

TypeMethods VertebrateFauna

AssemblageRecordedConservationSignificantFaunaRecorded

Reference

1 April2006 Camp East, Chutney West, Eat,Gulch, Kia, Mac Hill, Paystar,Sat/Nat, Vespa and Scalliwag (seeFigure3)

Level1 Walking transects of thesurveyareas, opportunisticrecordsoffauna.

• 0frogs• 2reptiles• 42birds• 7mammals

Western Pebble-mound Mouse(inactivemounds)

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2 May2006 Greensnake and Radio Hill (RadioHillnotaccessible)

Targeted(conservationsignificantfauna)

Walking transects of thesurveyareas, opportunisticrecordsoffauna.

N/A Western Pebble-mound Mouse(inactivemounds,possiblerecentlyactivemounds)

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3 October2006,April2007

WoodieWoodieMinecorridor(seeFigure3)

Level2 12 trapping sites, batdetectors, bird surveys,spot-lighting and hand-searchingforfauna.

• 5frogs• 59reptiles• 75birds• 20 mammals (16

native)

PilbaraOlivePython(deadonNiftyRoad,outsidetheMinecorridor).Wood Sandpiper (on pond atRhodes).

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Whiddup, Fault North, Harris,Whodowe,Hunter,Dartmoor,CampEast, Sat/Nat, Chris D, Rhodes, BigMack(seeFigure3)


• 0frogs• 2reptiles• 41birds• 1mammal(1native)

Wood Sandpiper (on pond atRhodes).Common Sandpiper (on pond atRhodes).Western Pebble-mound Mouse(inactive&recentlyactivemounds)

WesternWildlife(2008a)

5 May2008 Austin Level1 Desktop assessment, nositevisit.

N/A N/A WesternWildlife(2008b)

6 October2008,April2009

Woodie Woodie Mine corridor,including Windy Hill, Whodowe,Hunter, Dartmoor, Big Mack,Greensnake,ChrisD,BigMackWest,FaultNorthandHarris(seeFigure3)

Level2 10 trapping sites, batdetectors, bird surveys,spot-lighting and hand-searchingforfauna.

• 2frogs• 38reptiles• 62birds• 16 mammals (13

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Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat (callsrecorded)Western Pebble-mound Mouse(inactive&recentlyactivemounds)



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Table1.(cont.)Survey Dateof

SurveySurveyArea FaunaSurvey

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7 May2010 Homestead, Parrot, Lucy MackNorth, Canyon and Sardine (seeFigure3)


• 0frogs• 2reptiles• 35birds• 3mammals

Western Pebble-mound Mouse(inactive&recentlyactivemounds)


8 April andSept2013

SouthWoodieandMax(seeFigure3)

Level2 8 trapping sites, batdetectors, bird surveys,spot-lighting, transects forconservation significantfauna and hand-searchingforfauna.

• 1frog• 44reptiles• 67birds• 23mammals(19native)

Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat (callsrecorded)Western Pebble-mound Mouse(active&inactivemounds)


9 June2018 WoodieWoodieMinecorridor Targeted(NightParrot)

Passive acoustic detectorrecordingsat16sites

N/A Nil WesternWildlife(2019a)

10 June2018 WoodieWoodieMinecorridor Targeted(NorthernQuoll)

Cameratrappingat10sites N/A NorthernQuolldetectedonseveralcamerasacrossfoursites.

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11 June2018 Access Track, Chris D, Fault North,Hunter, Radio Hill, Rhodes, Vespa(seeFigure3)


• 0frogs• 4reptiles• 57birds• 6mammals(3native)

Northern Quoll (recorded withinsurvey areas on camera as part ofabovesurvey)Peregrine Falcon (overflying RadioHill)Western Pebble-mound Mouse(inactivemounds).

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12 June2019 WoodieWoodieMinecorridor Targeted(NorthernQuoll)

TrappingforNorthernQuollusinglargeElliotttrapsandcagetrapsintransectsat4sites.

N/A NorthernQuollcapturedat2sites. WesternWildlife(2019 inpress)

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4.SummaryofSurveyFindings

4.1FaunaHabitats

Themainfaunahabitatsidentifiedare:

• Majorcreeklines• Minorcreeklines• Spinifexplains/Spinifexflats• Spinifexstonyhills• Rockyhillsandbreakaways

Importanthabitatfeaturesidentifiedare:

• Waterholes(permanentandsemi-permanentwaterholesoncreeklines)• Caves

Althoughthehabitatspresentwereidentifiedinearlierreports,habitatmappinghasnotbeencompleted over the entiremine corridor. It is likely that all the key habitats have beenidentified,andunlikelythatsignificantlydifferenthabitatsremainundescribed.Thelocationsofwaterholesandcaveshavenotbeendocumentedacrosstheminecorridor,however,thereareveryfewpermanentwaterholesorcavespresent.

4.2VertebrateFaunaAssemblage

Overall, a totalof7 frogs,77 reptiles,127birds,41mammals (34nativemammals)and8freshwater fish have been identified as potentially occurring in theWoodieWoodieMinecorridor (Appendices1-5). Thesenumbersvaryslightlybetweenreports,where listsweremodifiedtoreflectthehabitatsavailable(e.g.waterbirdsexcludedwhennowetlandhabitatswere present), due to taxonomic changes or due to an increase in contextual knowledgeleadingtosomespeciesbeingaddedorexcluded.Thislistisrelativelyconservative,inthatitislikelythatsomeofthefaunalisteddonotoccuronthesite,thoughtheyareknownfromthesurroundingregion.In total, across all surveys, five frogs, 62 reptiles, 110 birds and 30 mammals (24 nativemammals)andtwofreshwaterfishhavebeenrecorded.Thisrepresents71.4%ofthefrogspredicted tooccur, 80.5%of reptiles, 86.6%ofbirds, 73.1%ofmammals (70.6%ofnativemammals) and25.0%of freshwater fish. Theseproportions are relatively high, andare aresultofthelargenumberofsamplesitesandsurveysinseveralseasonsacrossseveralyears.Ofthefaunathatremainunrecorded,itislikelythatacertainproportiondonotactuallyoccur,despite being known from the region. Others may not have been recorded as they areuncommon, difficult to trap or observe, unable to be identified with standard surveytechniques(e.g.batsthatcannotbereliablydistinguishedoncall)oronlyactiveundercertainconditions(e.g.manyfrogspecies).The fauna surveys undertaken to date are sufficient to give a good representation of thevertebrate faunal assemblage of Woodie Woodie. While further survey work wouldundoubtedlyaddafewspeciestothelistofthoseknowntooccur,themajorityofspecieshavealreadybeenrecorded.


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4.3ConservationSignificantFauna

Atotalof17conservationsignificantfaunahavebeenidentifiedaspotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie(Table2).Ofthese,12arelistedundertheEPBCAct,BCAct,orboth.TheremainingfivearelistedasPriorityspeciesbyDBCA.

4.3.1RecordedConservationSignificantFauna

SixspecieshavebeenrecordedatWoodieWoodie,themostimportantbeingtheNorthernQuoll and Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat, but also the Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper,PeregrineFalconandWesternPebble-moundMouse.TheNorthernQuollisknowntooccurintherockyhillsatWoodieWoodie,wheresmallcaves,cracksandcrevicesintherockprovideshelterhabitat,andareaswithin1kmofshelterhabitatare considered to be foraging and dispersal habitat (DoEE 2016). Shelter habitat andforaging/dispersal habitat are both considered to be habitat critical to the survival of thespecies.ThecallsofthePilbaraLeaf-nosedBatwererecordedatseveralsitesintheminecorridorin2008/2009andatWoodieSouthin2013(Figure5).Diurnalroostsitesareconsideredtobehabitatcriticaltothesurvivalofthespecies,andasyetnoroostingcaveshavebeenidentifiedintheminecorridor.ThesingleattempttodetermineroostingatWoodieSouthdeterminedthat the cave surveyed was not a roost site (WesternWildlife 2014). Themine corridorappearstohavefewcavesandit iscurrentlyunknownwhetherthePilbaraLeaf-nosedBatroostsinthearea,orisjustaforagingvisitor.TheCommonSandpiperandWoodSandpiperhavebothbeenrecorded(Figure6),however,theseMigratoryspeciesareonlylikelytooccuronoccasion,andnotinsignificantnumbers.WoodieWoodiedoesnotprovideimportanthabitatforMigratoryshorebirds.The Peregrine Falcon was recently recorded in 2019 (Western Wildlife 2019c, Figure 6).AlthoughSpeciallyProtected,thisspecieshasalargerangeanditspopulationisconsideredtobesecure(BirdLifeInternational2019). BirdsatWoodieWoodiemaynestontherockyhillsorinabandonedopenpits.Theforagingrangeofapairofbirdsislikelytobelarge,andextendbeyondtheminecorridor.ThemoundsoftheWesternPebble-moundMousewererecordedonseveralsurveys(Table1,Figure6).However,activemoundswereonlyrecordedatWoodieSouth.Inactivemoundshavebeenrecordedelsewhereintheminecorridor.NotethatthelocationofmoundswasnotnecessarilyrecordedwithaGPScoordinateforearliersurveys.


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Table2.ConservationsignificantfaunapotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.KeytoStatus:Cr=CriticallyEndangered,En=Endangered,Vu=Vulnerable,Mi=Migratory,Cd=ConservationDependent,Os=OtherSpeciallyProtectedFauna,P1–P4=Priority1-4.

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PezoporusoccidentalisNightParrot En Cr - VeryLow

Thepaucityofdataonthisspeciesmakesitdifficulttoascertainitslikelihoodofoccurrence.Thereispotentiallysuitablehabitatpresent(thoughsomeisrecentlyburnt)butthisspeciesisveryrarelyrecordedinWA.

DasyurushallucatusNorthernQuoll En En - Recorded

ThisspecieswasrecordedatWoodieWoodiein 2018 and potentially suitable habitat ispresent.Likelytooccurwheretherearerockyhills/outcrops and forage in surroundinghabitats.

MacrotislagotisBilby Vu Vu - VeryLow

Although this species is highly mobile and isknown from nearby NiftyMine (about 32kmeast), the study area generally lacks itspreferredhabitats.

RhinonicterisaurantiaPilbaraLeaf-nosedBat Vu Vu - Recorded

Thisspeciesislikelytoforageoverallhabitats,particularly rockyareasandmajorcreeklines.Theroostinglocation/sforthebatsforagingatWoodieWoodieareunknown.

MacrodermagigasGhostBat Vu Vu - High

Thoughnotrecorded,thisspeciesisknowntooccurinrockyhillsinthePilbara.

LiasisolivaceousbarroniPilbaraOlivePython Vu Vu - High

Thisspecieswasrecordednearby(within1kmof Woodie Woodie) and suitable habitat ispresent.Thisspeciesislikelytooccuralongthelargercreeklinesandinrockyareas.

CharadriusveredusOrientalPlover Mi Mi - Moderate

Though not recorded nearby, this species isknowntooccurinland.Althoughitmayoccuron flats on occasion, the habitats atWoodieWoodie are unlikely to be important for thisspecies.

TringahypoleucosCommonSandpiper Mi Mi - Recorded

Thoughknowntooccuroninlandwaters,thereislittlewetlandhabitatpresentforthisspecies.Itmayoccuroncreekpoolsorartificialwaters,but the habitat at Woodie Woodie is notimportantforthisspecies.

TringaglareolaWoodSandpiper Mi Mi - Recorded

Thoughknowntooccuroninlandwaters,thereislittlewetlandhabitatpresentforthisspecies.Itmayoccuroncreekpoolsorartificialwaters,but the habitat at Woodie Woodie is notimportantforthisspecies.

ApuspacificusFork-tailedSwift Mi Mi - High

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Table2(cont.)

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FalcohypoleucosGreyFalcon - Vu - Moderate

Though there are no nearby records of thisspecies, theGreyFalcon isknowntooccur inthe region and potentially suitable habitat ispresent.

FalcoperegrinusPeregrineFalcon - Os - Recorded

ThisspecieswasrecordedatRadioHillin2019and suitable nesting and foraging habitat ispresent.

LeristaseparandaDampierlandSlider - - P2 VeryLow

This species is not recorded nearby or inprevious surveys at Woodie Woodie. It isusually coastal in its distribution, favouringplains.

SminthopsislongicaudataLong-tailedDunnart - - P4 High

This species is not recorded nearby or inprevious surveys at Woodie Woodie.However,thisspeciesisoftendifficulttotrap,andpotentiallysuitablehabitatispresent.

LagorchestesconspicillatusleichardtiSpectacledHare-Wallaby(mainland)

- - P4 Moderate

This species is not recorded nearby or inprevious surveys at Woodie Woodie. ThecentreofdistributionisgenerallyfurthernorthandwestofWoodieWoodie,andmuchoftheSpinifexplainshabitatistoorecentlyburnt.

LeggadinalakedownensisLakelandDownsMouse - - P4 High

Although not recorded previously atWoodieWoodie,thisspeciesisknowntooccurnearby(atCarawinePoolabout20kmnorthwest),andsuitablehabitatsarepresent.

PseudomyschapmaniWesternPebble-moundMouse

- - P4 RecordedInactive mounds are commonly recordedacrossthestonyhillsatWoodieWoodie,activemoundshavebeenrecordedatWoodieSouth.

4.3.2PotentiallyOccurringConservationSignificantFauna

ThereareelevenconservationsignificantspeciesthatpotentiallyoccuratWoodieWoodie,buthavenotbeenrecorded.Some,liketheNightParrot,haveaverylowlikelihoodofoccurring.Others,likethePilbaraOlivePython,areconsideredhighlylikelytooccur(Table2).AtargetedsurveyfortheNightParrotwasundertakenin2018,andfailedtodetectthespecies(WesternWildlife2019a).Mostoftheremainingspecies,includingthePilbaraOlivePythonandGreyFalcon,havenotbeensubjecttoadedicatedtargetedsurvey,however,theyhavebeentargetedaspartoftheLevel1and2surveysundertakenthroughouttheminecorridor.

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Ofthespeciesthatremainunrecorded,themostimportantarethePilbaraOlivePython,Bilby,GhostBatandNightParrot,asthesespeciesarelistedasThreatenedundertheEPBCAct.Asmentionedabove,theNightParrothasalreadybeentargeted,andalthoughnobirdsweredetected,thereissomepotentiallysuitablehabitatpresentonSpinifexFlats,particularlyatthebaseofrockyhillsandalongmajorcreeklines.ThePilbaraOlivePythonishighlylikelytooccur,as ithasbeenrecordednearbyandsuitablehabitat ispresent. TheBilby,althoughrecordednearby,isunlikelytooccur.Althoughsomeofthehabitatalongthemajorcreeklinesmaybesuitable,theseareasarenotconnectedtoareaswithknownBilbypopulations,andmuchofthehabitatisimpactedbycattle.TheGhostBat is likely tobepresent. Although it hasnotbeen recorded, the calls of thisspeciesmaynotbedetectedexceptincaves.Furthersurveyworkmayresultinrecordsofthisspecies,however,theminecorridorhasfewcavesandthelikelihoodofimportantdiurnalroostinghabitatbeingpresentislow.

5.AdequacyofPreviousSurveys

5.1CompliancewithGuidelines

Surveyspriorto2010pre-datethepublicationoftheTechnicalGuide:terrestrialvertebratefaunasurveysforenvironmentalimpactassessment(EPAandDEC2010).Theyalsopre-datemany of the federal survey guidelines for threatened species. The earlier surveys did notsurveyforsevennightsatallsites(betweenfiveandeightnights),andwerealsobeforethewidespreadusageofcameratrapsasatool.Habitatmappingwasalsonotundertakenonallsurveys,thoughthebroadhabitatspresentweredescribedandphotographed. Apartfromthis,theearliersurveyswerebroadlycompliant.

AllLevel2trappingsurveyswereundertakeninAprilandOctober,thetimingsuitabletotargetpeakreptileactivity.Standardtraptypes(e.g.pitfalltraps,funneltraps,Elliotttrapsandcagetraps)wereusedtosampleground-dwellingfauna,birdswererecordedonsurveysattrappingsites and opportunistically. Bats were recorded using Songmeter 2 (SM2) or Anabat batdetectors,andspot-lightingorheadtorchingwereusedtotargetnocturnalbirdsandotherfauna,particularlyinrockyareasthataredifficulttootherwisesurvey.

TargetedsurveysfortheNorthernQuollandNightParrotwereconsistentwiththeguidancedocumentsforthesespecies(seeDPAW2017,DoEE2016).Asyet,nodedicatedsurveyshavebeen undertaken targeting other conservation significant species, however, most species,includingthePilbaraOlivePythonandWesternPebble-moundMouseweretargetedwithinLevel2faunasurveys.


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5.2CoverageofSurveyArea

Itislikelythatintermsofsamplingthebroadfaunalassemblage,thesurveyshaveadequatelycovered theminecorridor. All themainhabitatshavebeensampled,andsiteshavebeendistributed throughout the corridor (Figure 4). Although not indicated on Figure 4, thetargetedsurveysfortheNightParrotandNorthernQuollalsocoveredtheentireminecorridor(WesternWildlife2019a,2019b).

6.GapsinSurveyCoverage

6.1HabitatMapping

Otherthanforthe‘RockyHillsandGorge’habitatand‘SpinifexFlats’habitat,habitatmappinghasnotbeencompletedovertheentireminecorridor.Itislikelythatallthekeyhabitatshavebeen identified, and unlikely that significantly different habitats remain undescribed. Thelocationsofwaterholesandcaveshavenotbeendocumentedacrosstheminecorridor.

6.2FaunalAssemblage

Itisunlikelythatfurthersurveysforthefaunalassemblagewillberequired.Previoussurveyshaveadequatelycoveredtheminecorridorandasignificantproportionoftheexpectedfaunalassemblagehasbeenrecorded.Furthersurveyworkisunlikelytoaddgreatlytotheknownfaunalassemblageoftheminecorridor.

6.3ConservationSignificantFauna

Ofthe17conservationsignificantfaunathatpotentiallyoccurintheminecorridor,fourhavebeenidentifiedthatrequirefurthersurvey.

• PilbaraOlivePython• NorthernQuoll• GhostBat• PilbaraLeaf-nosedBat

Alloftheabovespeciesareofhighsignificance,astheyarelistedasThreatenedunderboththeEPBCActandBCAct.Impactsonthesespecies,oronhabitatsdeemedtobecriticaltothesurvivalof thesespecies, require referralunder theEPBCAct. Thepurposeof furthersurveyswouldbetocharacterisethestatusofeachspecieswithintheminecorridor,andtoidentifytheextentofcriticalhabitatforeachspecies.Theremaining13speciesareunlikelytorequirefurthersurveywithintheminecorridor.Theyhaveeitheralreadybeentargetedwithadedicatedsurvey(e.g.theNightParrot),areunlikelytobepresentinsignificantnumbers(e.g.Fork-tailedSwiftandOrientalPlover)and/orhaveaverylowlikelihoodofoccurring.


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7.Recommendations

Survey recommendationswere drawn from the relevant federal guidelines (i.e. DSEWPaC2011a, 2011b, DEWHA 2010), discussion with bat expert Dr Kyle Armstrong and anunderstandingofexistingfaunadatafortheminecorridor.Thefollowingrecommendationsaremadetofillthegapsinfaunasurveycoveragefortheminecorridor:

• Completefaunahabitatmappingacrosstheentireminecorridor.

• CompleteaPilbaraOlivePythonSurvey.

o Identify andmap habitat critical to the survival of the python in theminecorridor; i.e.majorcreeklines,permanentandsemi-permanentwaterholes,rockyareas.

o Detectthepythoninsidetheminecorridor.Thisinvolvessearchingsuitablehabitat,eitherbyspot-lightingduringthewarmermonthswhilethepythonismoreactive,orday-searchesforbaskingpythonsduringwinter.Notethatasthis species is usually uncommon, it is unlikely to be possible to collectsufficientrecordstouseasabaselineforfuturemonitoring.

• CompletearegionalNorthernQuollsurvey.

o Map quoll shelter habitat and use camera traps to detect presence ofNorthernQuolloutsidetheminecorridor. Thepurposeofthesurvey is toprovideregionalcontexttotherecordsmadewithintheminecorridor,sotherelativeimportanceofthepopulationatWoodieWoodiecanbeassessed.

• Completeaconservationsignificantbat survey for theGhostBatandPilbaraLeaf-

nosedBat.o Identify andmap habitat critical to the survival of conservation significant

bats in the mine corridor; i.e. caves that are transitory diurnal roosts,permanentdiurnalroostsormaternityroosts.ThiswillrequiresearchingforpotentiallysuitablecavesandundertakinginitialmonitoringwithAnabatbatcalldetectorstodetectthepresenceofconservationsignificantbatspecies.

o If any potentially significant Ghost Bat roosts are found, determine thenumberofbatspresentusingvideo,andwhetherthebatsarepresentwithinthebreedingseason.

o IfanypotentiallysuitablePilbaraLeaf-nosedBatroostsarefound,determinewhetherdiurnalroostingisoccurringbytemporarilycurtainingoffthecavebeforedusk,withAnabatstodetectifbatsarepresentinsidethecurtain.

o Repeat samplingmaybe required, to determinewhether bats are presentyear-round.

o Note thathumanentry into caves isnot tobeundertaken,as this is a keythreattoconservationsignificantbats.

At the time ofwriting, fauna habitatmapping and a regionalNorthernQuoll survey havealreadycommenced.Wheretheimpactsofminingmayextendoutsideoftheminecorridor(e.g. due to de-watering), consideration should be given to extending the survey area toencompasstheseadditionalareas.


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Departmentof Environment,Water,Heritage and theArts (DEWHA) (2010). SurveyGuidelines forAustralia’sThreatenedBats.CommonwealthofAustralia.

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DSEWPaC(2011b).SurveyGuidelinesforAustralia’sThreatenedReptiles.CommonwealthofAustralia.

DPAW (2017). Interim guideline for preliminary surveys of night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) in WesternAustralia.EnvironmentalProtectionAuthority(EPA)(2016a).StatementofEnvironmentalPrinciples,FactorsandObjectives.EPA,WesternAustralia.EPA(2016b).EnvironmentalFactorGuideline–TerrestrialFauna.EPA,WesternAustralia.EPA(2016c).TechnicalGuidance–TerrestrialFaunaSurveys.EPA,WesternAustralia.EPA andDEC (Department of Environment and Conservation) (2010).Technical Guide – Terrestrial VertebrateFaunaSurveys forEnvironmental ImpactAssessment. EdsB.M.Hyder, J.Dell andM.A.Cowan.Perth,WesternAustralia.WesternWildlife(2006a).DesktopAssessmentoffutureexpansionareasatWoodieWoodie.UnpublishedReporttoConsolidatedMineralLimited.Western Wildlife (2006b). Greensnake and Radio Hill, Woodie Woodie: Targeted Threatened Fauna Survey.UnpublishedReporttoConsolidatedMineralsLimited.WesternWildlife(2007).WoodieWoodieProjectArea:BaselineFaunaSurvey2006/2007.UnpublishedReporttoMBSEnvironmental.WesternWildlife (2008a). ElevenProspectareasatWoodieWoodie:Whiddup,FaultNorth,Harris,Whodowe,Hunter,Dartmoor,CampEast, Sat/Nat,ChrisD,Rhodes,BigMack:DesktopFaunaReview2008. UnpublishedReporttoMBSEnvironmental.WesternWildlife(2008b).AustinProjectArea,WoodieWoodie:DesktopFaunaReview2008.UnpublishedReporttoMBSEnvironmental.Western Wildlife (2009). Prospect Areas at Woodie Woodie: Fauna Survey October 2008 and April 2009.UnpublishedReporttoMBSEnvironmental.WesternWildlife(2010).WoodieWoodieProspectAreas:Homestead,Parrot,LucyMackNorth,Canyon&Sardine.Level1faunasurveyMay2010.UnpublishedreporttoMBSEnvironmental.WesternWildlife(2014).WoodieSouthandMaxProjects,EastPilbara.UnpublishedreporttoPilbaraManganesePtyLtd.Western Wildife (2019a).Woodie Woodie Mine: Targeted Night Parrot Survey 2018. Unpublished report toConsolidatedMineralsLtd.WesternWildife (2019b).WoodieWoodieMine:TargetedNorthernQuoll Survey2018. Unpublished report toConsolidatedMineralsLtd.


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Western Wildlife (2019c). Woodie Woodie: Level 1 Vertebrate Fauna Survey 2018. Unpublished report toConsolidatedMineralsLtd.WesternWildlife(inpress).WoodieWoodieMine:TargetedNorthernQuollSurvey2019.UnpublishedreporttoConsolidatedMineralsLtd.


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Appendices

Note:

The database searches for the following Appendiceswere performed for a Level 1 surveycompleted in 2018 (Western Wildlife 2019c). They included a NatureMap (DBCA 2007-)search,30kmradiusaround21º39’58”S,121º14’09”E(includestheBirdata,BirdsAustraliaAtlas,WAMuseumSpecimenandFaunaSurveyDatabases),aDBCAThreatenedandPriorityFauna Database search, 50km radius around 21º 39’ 58”S, 121º 14’ 09”E and an EPBCProtectedMattersSearchToolextractfor10kmradiusaround21º39’58”S,121º14’09”E.

Appendix1.AmphibianspotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.

Keytosurveys:SeeTable1.Keytodatabases:WAM=speciesrecordedintheareaontheWAMuseumspecimenDatabase.FSDB=speciesrecordedintheareaontheFaunaSurveyReturnsDatabase.TF=speciesrecordedintheareaonDBCA’sThreatenedandPriorityFaunaDatabase.EPBC=speciesorspecieshabitatintheareaontheEPBCProtectedMattersSearchTool.

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Pelodraydidae(treefrogsandwater-holdingfrogs)

Main’sFrog Cycloranamaini x x

WesternWater-holdingFrog Cycloranaoccidentalis

DesertTreeFrog Litoriarubella x x x x x x

Limnodynastidae(burrowingfrogs)

CentralianBurrowingFrog Platyplectrumspenceri x

NorthernBurrowingFrog Neobatrachusaquilonius x

DesertSpadefoot Notadennichollsi x x

Myobatrachidae(groundfrogs)

PilbaraToadlet Uperoleiasaxatilis x x x

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Appendix2.ReptilespotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.


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Flat-shelledTurtle Chelodinasteindachneri x

Carphodactylidae(knob-tailedgeckoes)

SmoothKnob-tailedGecko Nephruruslevis x

BandedKnob-tailedGecko Nephruruswheeleri

Diplodactylidae(groundgeckoes)

ClawlessGecko Crenadactyluspilbarensis x

Fat-tailedGecko Diplodactylusconspicillatus x x x

SouthernPilbaraBeak-facedGecko Diplodactylussavagei x x x x

Lucasiumstenodactylum x x x x x

Lucasiumwombeyi x x x x x

WesternMarbledVelvetGecko Oedurafimbria x x x

BeakedGecko Rhynchoeduraornata x x x x

JewelledGecko Strophuruselderi x x x

Strophurusjeanae

Gekkonidae(geckoes)

SpottedDtella Gehyrapunctata x x x x x

VariegatedDtella Gehyravariegata x x x x x

Bynoe’sGecko Heteronotiabinoei x x x x

PilbaraCaveGecko Heteronotiaspelea x x x x

Pygopodidae(leglesslizards)

Delmadesmosa

Delmaelegans x

Delmanasuta x x x x x

Delmapax x x x x

Delmatincta x

Burton’sLeglessLizard Lialisburtonis x x

HoodedScaly-foot Pygopusnigriceps x x x x

Agamidae(dragonlizards)

WesternRing-tailedDragon Ctenophoruscaudicinctus x x x x x x x x

MilitaryDragon Ctenophorusisolepis x x x x

CentralNettedDragon Ctenophorusnuchalis x x

Long-nosedDragon Gowidonlongirostris x x x x x x

BeardedDragon Pogonaminor x x x


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PebbleDragon Tympanocryptiscephalus

Scincidae(skinklizards)

Carliamunda x x x x

Cryptoblepharusbuchananii

Cryptoblepharusustulatus

Ctenotusduricola x x x x x

Ctenotusgrandis x x x x x

Ctenotushelenae x x x x

Ctenotuspantherinus x x x x

Ctenotusrubicundus x x x x x

RockCtenotus Ctenotussaxatilis x x x x x

SlenderBlue-tongue Cyclodomorphusmelanops x x x x x

EasternPilbaraSpiny-tailedSkink Egerniaepsisolus x

WesternNarrow-bandedSkink Eremiascincuspallidus

Broad-bandedSandSwimmer Eremiascincusrichardsonii x

Leristabipes x x x

Leristajacksoni x x x x x

DampierlandSlider Leristaseparanda P2

DwarfSkink Menetiagreyii x x x x

Menetiasurda x x

Morethiaruficauda x x x

Notoscincusornatus x

Proablepharusreginae x

CentralBlue-tongue Tiliquamultifasciata x x x x x

Varanidae(goannaormonitorlizards)

Spiny-tailedGoanna Varanusacanthurus x x x x x

Short-tailedPygmyGoanna Varanusbrevicauda x x x

PygmyDesertGoanna Varanuseremius x x

Perentie Varanusgiganteus x x x x x x x

SandGoanna Varanusgouldii x

Varanuspanoptes x

NorthernPilbaraRockMonitor Varanuspilbarensis x x x x

Black-tailedMonitor Varanustristis x

Typhlopidae(blindsnakes)

Aniliosammodytes x x x

BeakedBlindSnake Aniliosgrypus x x x

PilbaraBlindSnake Aniliospilbarensis x x


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Boidae(pythons)

PygmyPython Antaresiaperthensis x x x x

Stimson’sPython Antaresiastimsoni x x x

Black-headedPython Aspiditesmelanocephalus

PilbaraOlivePython Liasisolivaceusbarroni Vu x x x

Elapidae(front-fangedsnakes)

PilbaraDeathAdder Acanthophiswellsi x x x x

NorthwesternShovel-nosedSnake Brachyurophisapproximans x x x x x

Yellow-facedWhipsnake Demansiapsammophis x x x x

RufousWhipsnake Demansiarufescens x x x x

MoonSnake Furinaornata x x x x x

MulgaSnake Pseudechisaustralis x x x

RingedBrownSnake Pseudonajamodesta x x

Gwardar Pseudonajamengdeni x x x

Rosen’sSnake Sutafasciata x x x

SpottedSnake Sutapunctata x

PilbaraBandy-bandy Vermicellasnelli x

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Appendix3.BirdspotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.

Keytodatabases:Birdata=speciesrecordedintheareabyBirdsAustralia2010–2018.Atlas=speciesrecordedintheareaonBirdsAustralia’sAtlasDatabase1998–2009.WAM=speciesrecordedintheareaontheWAMuseumspecimenDatabase.FSDB=speciesrecordedintheareaontheFaunaSurveyReturnsDatabase.TF=speciesrecordedintheareaonDBCA’sThreatenedandPriorityFaunaDatabase.EPBC=speciesorspecieshabitatintheareaontheEPBCProtectedMattersSearchTool.

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BlackSwan Cygnusatratus x x x

GreyTeal Anasgracilis x x x x x x

PacificBlackDuck Anassuperciliosus x x x x x x x x x

Hardhead Aythyaaustralis x x x x x

Phasianidae(quails)

StubbleQuail Coturnixpectoralis

BrownQuail Coturnixypsilophora x x

Podicipedidae(grebes)

AustralasianGrebe Tachybabtusnavaehollandiae x x x x x x

Ciconiidae(storks)

Black-neckedStork Ephippiorhhynchusasiaticus x x x

Threskiornithidae(ibis&spoonbills)

Yellow-billedSpoonbill Plataleaflavipes x

Ardeidae(herons,egrets,bitterns&night-herons)

EasternGreatEgret Ardeamodesta x x x x x

White-facedHeron Ardeanovaehollandiae x x x x

White-neckedHeron Ardeapacifica x x x

RufousNight-heron Nycticoraxcaledonicus x x x

Phalacrocoracidae(cormorants)

LittleBlackCormorant Phalacrocoraxsulcirostris x x x x

LittlePiedCormorant Phalacrocoraxmelanoleucos x x x x

Anhingidae(darter)

AustralasianDarter Anhinganovaehollandiae x x x x x

Accipitridae(osprey,hawks,eagles&harriers)

Black-shoulderedKite Elanuscaeruleus x x x x x

Square-tailedKite Hamirostraisura

Black-breastedBuzzard Hamirostramelanosternon

BlackKite Milvusmigrans x x x x

WhistlingKite Haliastursphenurus x x x x x x x

BrownGoshawk Accipiterfasciatus x x x x x

CollaredSparrowhawk Accipitercirrocephalus x x

LittleEagle Hieraaetusmorphnoides x x x x

Wedge-tailedEagle Aquilaaudax x x x x x x x x

SpottedHarrier Circusassimilis x x x x x x x x


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Otididae(bustard)

AustralianBustard Ardeotisaustralis x x x x x x

Rallidae(crakes,railsandgallinules)

EurasianCoot Fulicaatra x x x x x

PurpleSwampHen Porphyrioporphyrio x x x

SpotlessCrake Porzanatabuensis x

Turnicidae(button-quails)

LittleButton-Quail Turnixvelox x x x x x x

Burhinidae(stone-curlews)

BushStone-Curlew Burhinusgrallarius x x x

Recurvirostridae(stilts&avocets)

Black-wingedStilt Himantopushimantopus x x

Charadriidae(plovers,dotterels&lapwings)

Black-frontedDotterel Elseyornismelanops x x x x

OrientalPlover Charadriusveredus Mi x

Scolopacidae(sandpipers,stinits,tatltlers,godwits&allies)

CommonSandpiper Tringahypoleucos Mi x x x

WoodSandpiper Tringaglareola Mi x x

Columbidae(pigeonsanddoves)

CommonBronzewing Phapschalcoptera x x x x x

CrestedPigeon Ocyphapslophotes x x x x x x

SpinifexPigeon Geophapsplumifera x x x x x x x x x

DiamondDove Geopeliacuneata x x x x x x x x

PeacefulDove Geopeliastriata x x x x x

Cuculidae(cuckoos)

Pheasant-Coucal Centropusphasianinus x x x

PallidCuckoo Cacomantispallidus x x x x

Black-earedCuckoo Chrysococcyxosculans x x x x

Horsfield’sBronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyxbasalis x x x x x

Tytonidae(barnowls)

BarnOwl Tytoalba x x

Strigidae(hawkowls)

BarkingOwl Ninoxconnivens x x x x

SouthernBoobook Ninoxboobook x x x x

Podargidae(frogmouths)

TawnyFrogmouth Podargusstrigoides x x

Caprimulgidae(nightjars)

SpottedNightjar Eurostopodusargus x x x x

Aegothelidae(owlet-nightjars)

AustralianOwlet-Nightjar Aegothelescristatus x x x x x x


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Apodidae(swifts)

Fork-tailedSwift Apuspacificus Mi x

Alcedinidae(kingfishers)

Blue-wingedKookaburra Daceloleachii x x x x x x x x

Red-backedKingfisher Todiramphuspyrrhopygius x x x x x x x x x

SacredKingfisher Todiramphussanctus x x x

Meropidae(bee-eaters)

RainbowBee-eater Meropsornatus x x x x x x x x x x

Falconidae(falcons)

BrownFalcon Falcoberigora x x x x x x x x x

AustralianKestrel Falcocenchroides x x x x x x x x x x

AustralianHobby Falcolongipennis x x

GreyFalcon Falcohypoleucos Vu

PeregrineFalcon Falcoperegrinus OS x

BlackFalcon Falcosubniger

Cacatuidae(cockatoos)

Galah Cacatuaroseicapilla x x x x x x x x x

LittleCorella Cacatuasanguinea x x x x x x x x x x

Cockatiel Nymphicushollandicus x x x x x x

Psittacidae(parrots,lorikeetsandrosellas)

AustralianRingneck Platycercuszonarius x x x x x x x

Budgerigar Melopsittacusundulatus x x x x x x x x x

NightParrot Pezoporusoccidentalis Cr x

Ptilonorhynchidae(bowerbirds)

WesternBowerbird Ptilonorhynchusmaculatusguttatus x x x x x x

Climacteridae(treecreepers)

Black-tailedTreecreeper Climacterismelanurus

Maluridae(fairy-wrens,grasswrensandemu-wrens)

StriatedGrasswren Amytornisstriatus x x x x x

VariegatedFairy-wren Maluruslamberti x x x x x x

White-wingedFairy-wren Malurusleucopterus x x x x x

Rufous-crownedEmu-wren Stipiturusruficeps


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Meliphagidae(honeyeatersandchats)

BrownHoneyeater Lichmeraindistincta x x x x x x x x x x

BlackHoneyeater Sugomelniger x x x x

PiedHoneyeater Certhionyxvariegatus x

SingingHoneyeater Gavicalisvirescens x x x x x x x x

Grey-headedHoneyeater Ptilotulakeartlandi x x x x x x x x

White-plumedHoneyeater Ptilotulapenicillata x x x x x

Black-chinnedHoneyeater Melithreptusgularis x x

White-frontedHoneyeater Purnellaalbifrons x x x

Yellow-throatedMiner Manorinaflavigula x x x x x x x x x x

Spiny-cheekedHoneyeater Acanthagenysrufogularis x x x x x

CrimsonChat Epthianuratricolor x x x

Pardalotidae(pardalotes)

Red-browedPardalote Pardalotusrubricatus x x x x x x x

StriatedPardalote Pardalotusstriatus x x x x x x x

Acanthizidae(thornbills,gerygones&allies)

Weebill Smicrornisbrevirostris x x x x x x

WesternGerygone Gerygonefusca x x x

InlandThornbill Acanthizaapicalis x x x

Pomatostomidae(babblers)

Grey-crownedBabbler Pomatostomustemporalis x x

Artamidae(woodswallows)

White-breastedWoodswallow Artamusleucorynchus x x

MaskedWoodswallow Artamuspersonatus x x x

White-browedWoodswallow Artamussuperciliosus x

Black-facedWoodswallow Artamuscinereus x x x x x x x x x x

LittleWoodswallow Artamusminor x x x x x x x

Cracticidae(butcherbirds&magpie)

GreyButcherbird Cracticustorquatus x

PiedButcherbird Cracticusnigrogularis x x x x x x x x x x

AustralianMagpie Cracticustibicen x x x

Campephagidae(cuckoo-shrikesandtrillers)

Black-facedCuckoo-Shrike Coracinanovaehollandiae x x x x x x x x x x x

White-wingedTriller Lalagetricolor x x x x x x

Oreoicidae(bellbirds)

CrestedBellbird Oreoicagutturalis x

Pachycephalidae(shrike-tits,whistlersandallies)

RufousWhistler Pachycephalarufiventris x x x x x x

GreyShrike-thrush Colluricinclaharmonica x x x x x x x


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Appendix2.(cont.)

Species

Conservatio

nStatus Records


11 8 7 6 4 3 1

Birdata

Atlas

WAM

FSDB

TF

EPBC

Rhipiduridae(fantails)

GreyFantail Rhipiduraalbiscapa x

WillieWagtail Rhipiduraleucophrys x x x x x x x x x x

Monarchidae(flycatchers,monarchsandmagpie-lark)

Magpie-Lark Grallinacyanoleuca x x x x x x x x x

Corvidae(ravensandcrows)

TorresianCrow Corvusorru x x x x x x x x x x

LittleCrow Corvusbennetti x x x x x x

Petroicidae(robins)

Red-cappedRobin Petroicagoodenovii x

HoodedRobin Melanodryascucullata x

Alaudidae(larks)

Horsfield’sBushlark Mirafrajavanica x x x

Hirundinidae(swallowsandmartins)

White-backedSwallow Cheramoecaleucosterna x x

WelcomeSwallow Hirundoneoxena x x x

TreeMartin Petrochelidonnigricans x x x

FairyMartin Petrochelidonariel x x x x x

Acrocephalidae(reedwarblers)

AustralianReedWarbler Acrocephalusaustralis x x x x x x

Locustellidae(warblers,songlarksandgrassbirds)

LittleGrassbird Megalurusgramineus x x x

Spinifexbird Eremiorniscarteri x x x x x x x x

RufousSonglark Cincloramphusmathewsi x x x x x

BrownSonglark Cincloramphuscruralis x

Dicaeidae(flowerpeckers)

Mistletoebird Dicaeumhirundinaceum x x x x

Estrildidae(grassfinches,sparrowsandallies)

ZebraFinch Taeniopygiaguttata x x x x x x x x x x

StarFinch Neochmiaruficauda x x x

PaintedFinch Emblemapictum x x x x x x x x x x

Motacillidae(pipitsandwagtails)

AustralianPipit Anthusaustralis x x x x x x x x

Numberofbirdspeciespredicted: 127


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Appendix4.MammalspotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.


Species

Conservatio

nStatus Records


11 8 7 6 4 3 1

WAM

FSDB

TF

EBPC

Tachyglossidae(echidnas)

Echidna Tachyglossusaculeatus x x x x

Dasyuridae(dasyuridmarsupials)

LittleRedKaluta Dasykalutarosamondae x x x

NorthernQuoll Dasyurushallucatus En x x x

Woolley’sPseudantechinus Pseudantechinuswoolleyae x x

PilbaraNinguai Ningauitimealeyi x x x x

PilbaraPlanigale Planigalesp1 x x

Long-tailedDunnart Sminthopsislongicaudata P4

Striped-facedDunnart Sminthopsismacroura x x

LesserHairy-footedDunnart Sminthopsisyoungsoni x

Thylacomidae(bilbies)

Bilby Macrotislagotis Vu x

Macropodidae(kangaroosandwallabies)

SpectacledHare-Wallaby Lagorchestesconspicillatus P4

Euro Osphranterrobustus x x x x x

RedKangaroo Osphranterrufus x x

Rothschild’sRock-Wallaby Petrogalerothschildi x

Muridae(ratsandmice)

LakelandDownsMouse Leggadinalakedownensis P4

HouseMouse Musmusculus Int. x x x

SpinifexHoppingMouse Notomysalexis

WesternPebble-moundMouse Pseudomyschapmani P4 x x x x x

DesertMouse Pseudomysdesertor x x x x

SandyInlandMouse Pseudomyshermannsburgensis x x

CommonRock-Rat Zyzomysargurus x x

Rhinonicteridae(leaf-nosedbats)

PilbaraLeaf-nosedBat Rhinonicterisaurantia Vu x x x

Megadermatidae(ghostbat)

GhostBat Macrodermagigas Vu x

Emballonuridae(sheathtailbats)

Yellow-belliedSheathtailBat Saccolaimusflaviventris x

CommonSheathtailBat Taphozousgeorgianus x x x x

Hill’sSheathtailbat Taphozoushilli


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Appendix4.(cont.)

Species

Conservatio

nStatus Records


11 8 7 6 4 3 1

WAM

FSDB

TF

EBPC

Molossidae(freetailbats)

GreaterNorthernFreetailBat Chaerephonjobensis x x

NorthernFreetailBat Ozimopslumsdenae x

White-stripedFreetailBat Austronomusaustralis

Vespertilionidae(ordinarybats)

Gould’sWattledBat Chalinolobusgouldii x x x

North-westernLong-earedBat Nyctophilusdaedelus

LesserLong-earedBat Nyctophilusgeoffroyi x

InlandBroad-nosedBat Scotorepensbalstoni

LittleBroad-nosedBat Scotorepensgreyii x x x

Finlayson’sCaveBat Vespadelusfinlaysoni x x x

Canidae(dogsandfoxes)

Dog/Dingo Canisdingo/lupus Int. x x x x x x

Fox Vulpesvulpes Int. x

Felidae(cats)

Feral/HouseCat Feliscatus Int. x x x

Equidae(horses)

Donkey Equusasinus Int. x x x x

Camelidae(camels)

Camel Camelusdromedarius Int. x x x x x

Bovidae(hornedruminants)

Cow Bostaurus Int. x x x x x

Numberofmammalspeciesthatpotentiallyoccur: 41


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Appendix5.FreshwaterFishpotentiallyoccurringatWoodieWoodie.


Species

Conservatio

nStatus Records


11 8 7 6 4 3 1

WAM

FSDB

TF

EBPC

Anguillidae(eels)

IndianShort-finnedEel Anguillabicolor

Clupidae(herrings)

BonyBream Nematalosaerebi

Ariidae(fork-tailedcatfishes)

LesserSalmonCatfish Ariusgraeffei

Plotosidae(eel-tailedcatfishes)

Hyrtl’sTandan Neosilurushyrtlii

Melanotaeniidae(Rainbowfishes)

WesternRainbowfish Melanotaeniaaustralis x

Atherinidae(hardyheads)

MurchisonRiverHardyhead Craterocephaluscuneiceps

Terapontidae(grunters)

SpangledPerch Leiopotheraponunicolor x x

Eleotridae(gudgeons)

EmpireGudgeon Hypseleotriscompressus

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