Table of Threatened Species

(not to be cited as a definitive list for the purposes of s5A Assessment of Significance under the EP&A Act)

Threatened Plants Species

NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995

EPBC 1999

Scientific name

Common name

Schedule 1 - Endangered Species

Endangered

*Grevillea caleyi

Caley's Grevillea

Endangered

*Microtis angusii

Angus Onion Orchid

Endangered

Persoonia hirsuta ssp. hirsuta

A Geebung

Leucopogon fletcheri

Pendant Beard Heath

Endangered

Acacia terminalis ssp. terminalis

Sunshine Wattle

Endangered

Hibbertia puberula

Chamaesyce psammogeton

A prostrate herb

Schedule 2 - Vulnerable Species

Vulnerable

Darwinia biflora

Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens

Vulnerable

*Eucalyptus camfieldii

Heart-leaved Stringybark

Vulnerable

*Tetratheca glandulosa

Black-eyed Susan

Vulnerable

Pimelea curviflora var. curviflora

Vulnerable

Melaleuca deanei

Deane's Honeymyrtle

Vulnerable

*Acacia bynoeana

Genoplesium baueri

Midge Orchid

Schedule 1 - Endangered Ecological Communities

Duffys Forest Ecological Community

Swamp Sclerophyll Forest on Coastal Floodplains

Sydney Freshwater Wetlands

Coastal Saltmarsh of the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Littoral Rainforest of the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest

Bangalay Sand Forest of the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Themeda grasslands on seacliffs and coastal headlands in the Sydney Basin Bioregion.

NSW Threatened Species
Conservation Act 1995

EPBC Act

Scientific name

Common name

Schedule 1 - Endangered Species

Mammals

Endangered

Isoodon obesulus

Southern Brown Bandicoot

Birds

Endangered

*Xanthomyza phrygia (M)

Regent Honeyeater

Endangered

Lathamus discolor (M)

Swift Parrot

Vulnerable

Diomedea exulans (M)

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea epomophora (M)

Royal Albatross

Esacus neglectus

Beach Stone-curlew

Haematopus longirostris

Pied Oystercatcher

Endangered

*Pterodroma leucoptera

Gould's Petrel

Endangered

Macronectes giganteus (M)

Southern Giant-Petrel

*Sterna albifrons

Little Tern

Schedule 1 - Endangered Populations

(Part 2)

Amphibians

Vulnerable

*Litoria aurea

Green and Golden Bell Frog

Schedule 2 - Vulnerable Species

Mammals

Phascolarctos cinereus

Koala

Cercartetus nanus

Eastern Pygmy-Possum

*Dasyurus maculatus

Spotted-tailed Quoll

*Pteropus poliocephalus

Grey-headed Flying Fox

Miniopteris australis

Little Bentwing Bat

Miniopteris schreibersii oceanensis

Common
Bent-wing Bat

Mormopteris norfolkensis

East-coast Freetail Bat

Scoteanax rueppellii

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Endangered

*Eubalaena australis (M)

Southern Right Whale

Vulnerable

Megaptera novaeangliae (M)

Humpback Whale

Physeter macrocephalus (M)

Sperm Whale

Birds

Calyptorhynchus lathami

Glossy Black Cockatoo

Callocephalon fimbriatum

Gang-Gang Cockatoo

Ninox stremua

Powerful Owl

Botaurus poiciloptilus

Australasian Bittern

Calidris alba (M)

Sanderling

Calidris tenuirostris (M)

Great Knot

Charadrius leschenaulti

Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus

Lesser Sand Plover

Vulnerable

Diomedea exulans ssp.antipodensis (M)

Antipodean Albatross

Vulnerable

Diomedea melanophris (M)

Antipodean Albatross

Vulnerable

Diomedea exulans ssp. Gibsonii (M)

Gibson's Albatross

Diomedea cauta (M)

Shy Albatross

Diomedea melanophris

Black-browed Albatross

Gygis alba

White Tern

Vulnerable

Macronectes halii

Northern Giant Petrel

Haematopus fuliginosus

Sooty Oystercatcher

Ixobrychus flavicollis

Black Bittern

Limicola falcinellus (M)

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Limosa limosa (M)

Black-tailed Godwit

Pandion haliaetus (M)

Osprey

Phaethon rubricauda

Red-tailed Tropic Bird

Ptilinopus magnificus

Wompoo Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus regina

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

Ptilinopus superbus

Superb Fruit-Dove

Pterodroma solandri (M)

Providence Petrel

Puffinus assimilus

Little Shearwater

Puffinus carneipes

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Sterna fuscata

Sooty Tern

Tyto novaehollandiae

Masked Owl

Amphibians

Pseudophryne australis

Red Crowned Toadlet

Vulnerable

Heleioporus australiacus

Giant Burrowing Frog

Reptiles

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Turtle

Vulnerable

*Chelonia mydas (M)

Green Turtle

Varanus rosenbergi

Heath Monitor

Vulnerable

*Dermochelys coriacea (M)

Leathery Turtle

(M) - denotes migratory species
(P) - denotes Preliminary listing

(*)EPBC - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Key Threatening Processes

Alteration to the natural flow regimes of rivers and streams and their floodplains and wetlands

*Anthropogenic climate change

Bushrock removal

*Clearing and fragmentation of native vegetation

*Competition and grazing by the feral European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

High frequency fire resulting in the disruption of life cycle processes in plants and animals, as well as a loss of vegetation and composition

*Importation of Red Fire Ants (Solenopsis Invicta)

Invasion of native plant communities by Chrysanthemoides monilifera

*Infection of native plants by Phytophthora cinnamomi

Introduction of Large earth bumblebee Bombus terrestris, an efficient pollinator of exotic weed species.

*Infection of frogs by Amphibian chytrid.

Infection of threatened parrot species with Beak and Feather disease. (Psittacine circoviral)

Invasion and establishment of exotic vines and scramblers. (proposed)

Invasion of the Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) into NSW.

Invasion and establishment of the Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) into NSW.

Invasion, establishment and spread of Lantana camara.

*Predation by the European Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

*Predation by the Feral Cat (Felis catus)

Removal of dead wood, dead trees and logs