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Our Ref: 1744AB

26/08/2016

Tung Nguyen

Senior Project Manager

Water Corporation

629 Newcastle Street

Leederville, WA 6007

Via Email: mailto:[email protected]

Dear Tung,

Black Cockatoo Habitat Assessment – Perth

Groundwater Replenishment Scheme Stage 2

1. Background

360 Environmental is pleased to provide the Water Corporation with this letter report to

provide information in relation to the Black Cockatoo habitat assessment undertaken as

part of the Perth Groundwater Replenishment Scheme (GWRS) Stage 2.

In May 2016, 360 Environmental undertook a preliminary flora and fauna assessment of

the proposed pipeline route for the GWRS Stage 2 Project. As part of the fauna

assessment a Black Cockatoo habitat assessment was undertaken. During this

assessment foraging habitat and a number of potential breeding trees were identified,

particularly in the northern section adjacent to Lake Joondalup where there is a relatively

large area of native bushland (Survey Area) (Figure 1).

All three Black Cockatoo species are federally listed under the EPBC Act: Carnaby’s Black

Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) is listed as Endangered, the Forest Red-tailed

Black Cockatoo (FRTBC [Calyptorhynchus banksii naso]) and Baudin’s Black Cockatoo

(Calyptorhynchus baudinii) are classified as Vulnerable.

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As a result of the fauna assessment it was identified that a follow up Black Cockatoo

habitat assessment should be undertaken in order to find alternative routes that minimise

the quantity of foraging and potential breeding habitat removed as a result of the

construction of the pipeline. The focus of this assessment was in areas with relatively intact

native vegetation, namely the relatively large area of native bushland in the northern

section adjacent to Lake Joondalup and to the north of this.

2. Methods

The objective of the Black Cockatoo habitat assessment was to identify and determine the

type and extent of habitat (breeding and foraging) suitable for Black Cockatoos in the

Survey Area with reference to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation

Act 1999 (EPBC Act) referral guidelines for three threatened Black Cockatoo species

(DSEWPaC 2011).

The Survey Area consisted of the patch of native bushland in the northern section adjacent

to Lake Joondalup and the small area of native bushland to the north of that. This section

had been identified in the previous fauna assessment as foraging and potential breeding

Black Cockatoo habitat (taken from Figures 8e & 8f in the 360 Environmental draft flora

and fauna preliminary report). Further investigation of this area was required in order to

define the best possible option for the final pipeline route alignment that minimised the

loss of Black Cockatoo habitat.

This Black Cockatoo habitat assessment was undertaken on 28th July 2016. The

assessment involved traversing the Survey Area on foot; any trees meeting each of the

following criteria for potential breeding were recorded and electronically logged using a

hand held Global Positioning System (GPS) unit:

Native trees (e.g. Jarrah, Tuart, Marri etc.);

Diameter at breast height (DBH) > 500 mm (>300 mm for Wandoo and Salmon

Gum) regardless of the presence or absence of hollows;

Trees were placed in the following size class categories:

o A = 500 – 1000 mm DBH

o B = 1000 – 2000 mm DBH

o C = >2000 mm DBH

The Black Cockatoo habitat assessment involved assessing the habitat for tree and shrub

species known to be important dietary items e.g. Marri and Banksia sp. It also included

looking for:

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Evidence of feeding (chewed cones, seed and nut material); and

Opportunistic observations of Black Cockatoos in the Survey Area.

The removal of vegetation may be required along a corridor between 6 m and 20 m in total

width. To allow for a degree of flexibility in the alignment of the pipeline, the alignment

width during this assessment is represented by a total width of 40 m as per the preliminary

flora and fauna assessment in May 2016.

3. Results

During the Black Cockatoo habitat assessment, FRTBCs were heard calling in the Survey

Area, however, they were not directly seen feeding, or observed flying over during the

assessment.

3.1. Potential Breeding Trees

Five species of Eucalypts, Marri (Corymbia calophylla), Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata),

Powderbark Wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo), Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) and

Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis) recorded in the Survey Area are considered Black

Cockatoo potential breeding habitat. The current Survey Area contains 70 potential

breeding trees with a DBH of more than 500 mm Jarrah (47) Flooded Gum (12), Tuart (7)

and (Marri (4). The dimensions and the locations of these 70 potential breeding trees

surveyed in the current Black Cockatoo habitat assessment as well as the 108 potential

breeding trees in the entire GWRS pipeline alignment footprint (surveyed previously) are

displayed in Appendix A and Figure 2.

A total of three hollows were observed from the ground in the current Survey Area. All

three hollows were considered to be large enough at their entrances (>100 mm) to be

considered as potential breeding hollows in the future. (Three hollows were also observed

from the ground during the previous survey.) The locations three hollows from the current

survey and the three hollows from the previous survey are shown in Figure 3.

The dimensions and the locations of the six observable hollows, as well as the

previously observed 33 small hollows are displayed in Appendix A.

3.2. Foraging Habitat

During the assessment of the current Survey Area a total of:

28 ha of foraging and potential breeding habitat was identified; and

4.74 ha of foraging and potential breeding habitat were identified in the GRWS

pipeline alignment (Figure 2).

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This includes trees that are potential breeding trees and known foraging species, as well

as trees with a DBH of >500 mm (>300mm for Wandoo) and other known Black Cockatoo

dietary items.

Five species of Eucalypts recorded in the Survey Area; Marri, Jarrah, Tuart, Powderbark

Wandoo and Flooded Gum are Black Cockatoo foraging species and as such habitat.

Other known foraging species present in the Survey Area includes Banksia attenuata,

Banksia menziesii, Allocasuarina fraseriana and Xanthorrhoea preissii. These species are

important foraging habitat for all three species of Black Cockatoo (Appendix B).

4. Discussion

4.1. Potential Breeding Habitat

Black Cockatoos breed in large hollow-bearing trees, generally within woodlands or

forests. The size of the tree can be a useful indication of the hollow-bearing potential of

the tree. Therefore maintaining the long-term supply of trees large enough to provide

suitable hollows is particularly important in woodland stands that are known to support

Black Cockatoo breeding (SEWPaC 2012).

During the preliminary flora and fauna survey 108 trees were recorded which met the

criteria to be classed as a potential breeding trees. In this Black Cockatoo habitat

assessment a further 70 trees were recorded which met the criteria to be classed as a

potential breeding trees. These 178 trees have the potential to develop hollows and

consequently be used for breeding in the future. In total 24 Marri, 93 Jarrah, 37 Tuart and

23 Flooded Gum trees with a DBH of more than 500 mm and one Powderbark with a DBH

> 300 mm were recorded in the Survey Area.

Hollow formation in trees (in Eucalypt woodlands and forests) is a result of a number of

processes including fungal attack, termites and fire and the propensity for hollow formation

varies between the Eucalypt species (Whitford 2002). Just over 52% of all the potential

breeding trees identified in the Survey Area were Jarrah. Hollows in Jarrah tend to be

smaller than those found in Marri, consequently, Black Cockatoos, particularly FRTBCs

breed predominantly in Marri in the Jarrah-Marri forest of the south west (Whitford 2002;

Johnstone et al. 2013). On the Swan Coastal Plain most Black Cockatoo breeding records

(nests), particularly for Carnaby’s Cockatoo are in Tuart (Johnstone & Kirkby 2011).

In order to be suitable for Black Cockatoos, hollow entrances need to be greater than

approximately 100 mm to 120 mm in diameter. A total of 36 hollows were observed during

the fauna survey and a further three hollows were observed during the Black Cockatoo

habitat assessment. Of these 39 hollows, six were considered to be large enough at their

entrances (when observed from the ground) to be considered as potential future breeding

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hollows. Given these hollows could not be inspected we could not determine if the hollows

were deep enough for nesting to occur.

4.2. Foraging Habitat

The total area of foraging habitat present in the current Survey Area is 28 ha (Figure 2).

In the canopy, foraging habitat consisted primarily of Jarrah, and to a much lesser extent

Marri, Tuart and Flooded Gum. Some of these tree species are of various sizes, but all are

considered mature i.e. they had fruit or were large enough to produce fruit. In the mid-

storey or shrub layer, foraging species consisted of chewed B. attenuata and B. menziesii

cones, A. fraseriana nuts and Marri nuts, as well as chewed pine cones ( from the adjacent

pine plantation). All of these species are known dietary items of all three Black Cockatoo

species (Johnstone & Kirkby 2011). Records of the type of foraging evidence in the current

Survey Area can be seen in Appendix B.

5. Potential Pipeline Alignment

Collectively, the fauna survey and Black Cockatoo habitat assessment have provided a

comprehensive overview of Black Cockatoo habitat present in the Survey Area, including

the GWRS pipeline alignment and the relatively large area of native bushland evaluated

as part of this Black Cockatoo habitat assessment.

The initial objective of this Black Cockatoo habitat assessment was to find a suitable

alignment through the aforementioned intact patch of native bushland to minimise clearing

of Black Cockatoo habitat. In the interim period between draft and final version of this

report, the route was altered and so no longer passes through this area of native bushland.

6. References

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities

(DSEWPaC) (2012). EPBC Act referral guidelines for three threatened black cockatoo

species.

Johnstone, R. E, & Kirkby, T. (2011). Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus

latirostris), Baudin’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus baudinii) and the Forest Red-tailed

Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso) on the Swan Coastal Plain (Lancelin–

Dunsborough), Western Australia. Studies on distribution, status, breeding, food,

movements and historical changes. Perth: Department of Planning.

Johnstone, R. E., Kirkby, T., & Sarti, K. (2013). The breeding biology of the Forest Red-

tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii naso Gould in south-western Australia. I.

Characteristics of nest trees and nest hollows. Pacific Conservation Biology 19, 121-142.

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Whitford, K.R. (2002. Hollows in Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) and Marri (Corymbia

calophylla) trees I. Hollow sizes, tree attributes and ages. Forest Ecology and management

160, 201-214.

7. Acknowledgements

360 Environmental would like to thank Tony Kirkby for participating in the fieldwork and

for passing on his Black Cockatoo knowledge and experience.

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APPENDIX A

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2 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 385168 6488604

3 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 4 385159 6488608 Hollows don't go anywhere

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10 Eucalyptus marginata A 1 <100 385119 6488711

11 Eucalyptus marginata B 4 <100 385072 6488674

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19 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 0 385018 6488766

20 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 385007 6488775 Splits into two at 2m

21 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 0 384968 6488802

22 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 5 <100 384992 6488827

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25 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 0 384996 6488841 Bees

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28 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 0 384934 6488852 Patch of Marri <500mm

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37 Eucalyptus marginata A 3 1X150, 2x<100 384864 6489055

38 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 384851 6489218

39 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 384753 6489635

40 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 384763 6489631

41 Corymbia calophylla A 0 384769 6489627

42 Corymbia calophylla A 0 384766 6489620

43 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 384789 6489604

44 Corymbia calophylla A 0 384774 6489595

45 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 384840 6489530 Bees

46 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 384838 6489518

47 Corymbia calophylla A 0 384831 6489520

48 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 384029 6491022

49 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385305.368 6488138.412

50 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385266 6488158

51 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385267.222 6488218.237

52 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385630 6487553

53 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385373.031 6488014.412

54 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 385779 6487447

55 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385807 6486637

56 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386007.121 6486063.26

57 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386013.533 6486048.879

58 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386029.3 6486007.969

59 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386035.74 6485993.381

60 Corymbia calophylla A 0 386062.202 6485971.556

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61 Corymbia calophylla A 0 386066 6485924.35

62 Eucalyptus ascedens A 0 386084.327 6485884.638

63 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386096 6485855

64 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386105.44 6485833.031

65 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 386143.206 6485737.44

66 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 386172.677 6485695.677

67 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 386385 6485168

68 Corymbia calophylla A 0 386549 6484797

69 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 386755.605 6484445.598

70 Corymbia calophylla A 0 386774.86 6484432.788

71 Corymbia calophylla A 0 386784.08 6484430.577

72 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 386631.573 6484190.75 Carnaby's Black Cockatoo flying nearby

73 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 386631 6484160

74 Eucalyptus rudis A 0 385015 6488697

75 Eucalyptus gomphocephala C 0 All <100 386519 6483962

76 Eucalyptus gomphocephala B 1 <100 386103.456 6482970.352

77 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386143 6483014

78 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386167 6483059

79 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386211 6483069

80 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386092 6482896

81 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386092 6482896

82 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386092 6482896

83 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386098 6482846

84 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386098 6482846

85 Corymbia calophylla A 0 386092 6482790

86 Corymbia calophylla A 0 386096 6482763

87 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 386120 6482720

88 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385938 6482658

89 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385732 6482602

90 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385732 6482602

91 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 385732 6482602

92 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 384679 6482683

93 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 0 384679 6482683

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94 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 385015 6488647

95 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 385043 6488693

96 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 0 385053 6488706

97 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 385073 6488694

98 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 385072 6488674

99 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 0 385015 6488769

100 Eucalyptus marginata (dead) A 0 385038 6488707

101 Eucalyptus marginata A 2 <100 385048 6488736

102 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 385024 6488758

103 Corymbia calophylla A 0 384920 6488823

104 Corymbia calophylla A 0 384921 6488832

105 Corymbia calophylla A 0 384911 6488847

106 Eucalyptus marginata A 0 384890 6488858

107 Corymbia calophylla C 0 385229 6482717

108 Corymbia calophylla A 0 385156 6482730

1 Eucalyptus marginata A 385211 6488646

2 Eucalyptus marginata A 385211 6488646

3 Eucalyptus marginata A 385199 6488677 Dead

4 Eucalyptus marginata A 385202 6488688 Dead

5 Eucalyptus marginata A 385191 6488703 Dead

6 Eucalyptus marginata A 385166 6488770

7 Eucalyptus marginata A 385187 6488776

8 Eucalyptus marginata A 385184 6488830

9 Eucalyptus marginata A 385155 6488853

10 Eucalyptus marginata A 385116 6488855 Bees

11 Eucalyptus marginata A 385129 6488871

12 Eucalyptus marginata A 385135 6488900

13 Eucalyptus marginata A 389153 6488898 Dead

14 Eucalyptus marginata A 385156 6488923 Dead

15 Eucalyptus marginata A 385174 6488915 Dead

July 2016 Black Cockatoo Habitat Assessment

Potential Breeding Trees

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16 Eucalyptus marginata A 385205 6488916

17 Eucalyptus marginata A 385209 6488903

18 Eucalyptus marginata A 385214 6488901 Bees

19 Eucalyptus marginata A 385230 6488872 Dead

20 Eucalyptus marginata A 385222 6488866

21 Eucalyptus marginata A 385222 6488866

22 Eucalyptus marginata A 385250 6488859

23 Eucalyptus marginata A 385261 6488850

24 Eucalyptus marginata A 385271 6488799 Bees

25 Eucalyptus marginata A 385239 6488761 Bees

26 Eucalyptus marginata A 385263 6488682 Dead

27 Eucalyptus marginata A 385263 6488682 Dead

28 Eucalyptus marginata A 385254 6488668

29 Eucalyptus marginata A 385292 6488634

30 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 385324 6488570 Splits in two at 2m and then splits again

31 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 385346 6488597 Chewed marri nuts

32 Eucalyptus marginata A 385369 6488593

33 Eucalyptus marginata A 385399 6488611

34 Eucalyptus marginata A 385380 6488655

35 Eucalyptus marginata A 1 > 100 385377 6488658 Possible Cockatoo hollow

36 Eucalyptus marginata A 385383 6488662

37 Eucalyptus marginata A 385404 6488717

38 Eucalyptus marginata A 385357 6488709

39 Eucalyptus marginata A 385357 6488709

40 Eucalyptus marginata A 385349 6488728

41 Eucalyptus marginata A 385330 6488642

42 Eucalyptus marginata A 385318 6488749

43 Eucalyptus marginata A 385309 6488750

44 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 384856 6488764

45 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 384848 6488787

46 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 384848 6488787

47 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 1 > 100 384847 6488789 Possible Cockatoo hollow

48 Eucalyptus rudis A 384840 6488829 Forks low down

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49 Eucalyptus marginata A 384849 6488845

50 Eucalyptus marginata A 384861 6488847

51 Eucalyptus marginata A 1 > 100 384884 6488881 Possible Cockatoo hollow

52 Eucalyptus marginata A 384901 6488894

53 Corymbia calophylla A 384897 6488918

54 Corymbia calophylla A 384878 6488915 Chewed Marri nuts (Carnaby’s)

55 Eucalyptus marginata A 384870 6488924

56 Eucalyptus marginata A 384860 6488980

57 Eucalyptus gomphocephala A 384821 6489225

58 Eucalyptus rudis A 384826 6489235

59 Corymbia calophylla A 384860 6489333

60 Eucalyptus rudis A 384830 6489344

61 Eucalyptus rudis A 384827 6489388

62 Eucalyptus rudis A 384827 6489388

63 Eucalyptus rudis A 384814 6489419

64 Eucalyptus rudis A 384821 6489452

65 Eucalyptus rudis A 384819 6489574

66 Eucalyptus rudis A 384768 6489566

67 Eucalyptus rudis A 384768 6489566

68 Eucalyptus rudis A 384780 6489561

69 Eucalyptus rudis A 384761 6489592

70 Corymbia calophylla A 384751 6489627

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1744 AB Black Cockatoo Habitat Assessment GWRS

Water Corporation

360 Environmental Pty Ltd 12

APPENDIX B

Black Cockatoo Foraging Evidence

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Point Notes

1 385198 6488568

Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on seeds from Banksia attenuata. Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - 2

calling

2 385214 6488619 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

3 385207 6488656 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

4 385206 6488665 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

5 385203 6488667 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

6 385194 6488702 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

7 385193 6488703 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

8 385173 6488756 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

9 385161 6488787 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

10 385150 6488839 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

11 385156 6488862 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

12 385152 6488864 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

13 385133 6488875 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

14 385141 6488900 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

15 385150 6488901 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

16 385168 6488913 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

17 385219 6488911 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

18 385225 6488884 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

19 385232 6488865 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

20 385241 6488867 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on seeds from Banksia attenuata

21 385251 6488855 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on seeds from Banksia attenuata

22 385271 6488830 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on seeds from Banksia menziesii

23 385273 6488792 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

24 385269 6488766 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

25 385262 6488750 Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on seeds from Allocasuarina fraseriana

27 385259 6488664 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

28 385281 6488635 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia menziesii

29 385295 6488617 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on nectar from Banksia menziesii

30 385339 6488601 Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - old and recent evidence of feeding on seeds from Corymbia calophylla

Coordinates GDA 94

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31 385385 6488643 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on nectar from Banksia menziesii

32 385396 6488696 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on nectar from Banksia menziesii

33 385396 6488702 Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on seeds from Allocasuarina fraseriana

34 385374 6488714 Carnaby's Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

35 385308 6488713 Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on seeds from Allocasuarina fraseriana

36 385072 6488562 Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - recent evidence of feeding on seeds from Allocasuarina fraseriana

37 384844 6488834 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old and recent evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata

39 384866 6489005 Carnaby's Cockatoo - old evidence of feeding on grubs from Banksia attenuata