EPBC Act status
NC Act status
Project area in species mapped distribution
Nearby historical records
Habitat presence and quality
Species recorded in field surveys
Conservatism required due to species detectability
Conservatism required due to species mobility
Species name
Source Habitat requirements
Likelihood of occurrence
dynamics, and productivity at broader spatial scales (DCCEEW 2023c).
Migratory Actitis hypoleucos Common sandpiper
Unlikely to occur There is limited preferred habitat for the species identified within the project areas. The nearest historical record occurs near the coast. This species is considered the species is unlikely to occur within the project area. Unlikely to occur The closest historical record is approximately 20 km west from 1965. The species is typically found above open plains. Due to the lack of recent records, this species is considered unlikely to occur.
Found along all coastlines of Australia and in many areas inland, the common sandpiper is widespread in small numbers. The population when in Australia is concentrated in northern and western Australia (DAWE 2022l). In Australia, the species predominantly occurs over inland plains, but is also recorded over coastal areas, foothills, cliffs, beaches, islands, and offshore waters. It frequents a range of habitats including dry and open areas, riparian woodlands, tea-tree swamps, heathlands, saltmarshes, grasslands, sandplains with spinifex, farmland, and sand dunes. It is occasionally observed over rainforests, wet sclerophyll forests, open forests, and pine plantations, and may also occur over urban environments (DAWE, 2022m).
Within the range but not locally recorded (mapped as may occur in SPRAT)
The nearest historical record occurs approximately 70 km east of the project
No preferred habitat present
No
No
Moderate
Mig
SL
PMST
area from 1977 (DETSI, 2025).
Within the range and widespread (mapped as likely to occur in SPRAT)
The nearest historical record occurs approximately 20 km west of the project
Species is aerial and has no specific habitat requirements
High – High mobility and widespread distribution
Mig
SL
PMST
No
No
Apus pacificus Fork-tailed swift
area from 1965 (DETSI, 2025).
Unlikely to occur
V, Mig
SL
PMST
Assessed above
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Curlew sandpiper Calidris melanotos Pectoral sandpiper
Unlikely to occur
CE, Mig
CR
PMST
Assessed above
Unlikely to occur There is limited preferred habitat for the species within the project area. The nearest record is approximately 63 km northeast of the project area. As such the species is considered unlikely to occur within the project area.
Prefers shallow fresh to saline wetlands. The species is found at coastal lagoons, estuaries, bays, swamps, lakes, inundated grasslands, saltmarshes, river pools, creeks, floodplains and artificial wetlands. The species is usually found in coastal or near coastal habitat but occasionally found further inland. It prefers wetlands that have open fringing mudflats and low, emergent or fringing vegetation (DAWE 2022p). The species inhabits coastal regions across northern and eastern Australia, as well as offshore islands. Species utilises a range of vegetated habitats, including monsoon rainforests, wet sclerophyll
Within the range but not locally recorded (mapped as may occur in SPRAT)
The nearest historical record occurs approximately 63 km northeast of the project area from 1990 (DETSI, 2025).
Moderate – High mobility but outside typical range
Limited habitat present
Mig
SL
PMST
No
No
Unlikely to occur Preferred habitat in the form of eucalypt forest and woodlands occur within the project areas. The species is an uncommon migrant to
The nearest historical record occurs approximately 61 km west of the project
Limited habitat present
High – High mobility and widespread distribution
Within the range but not locally recorded (mapped as may occur in SPRAT)
No
No
Mig
SL
WO
Cuculus optatus Oriental cuckoo
area from 2000 (DETSI, 2025).
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