This species has been assigned to the
Landscape species management stream under the
Saving our Species (SoS) program.
Justification for allocation to this management stream
This species is distributed across relatively large areas and is subject to threatening processes that generally act at the landscape scale (e.g. habitat loss or degradation) rather than at distinct, defineable locations.
Conservation status
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Status in NSW:
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Vulnerable
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Commonwealth status:
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Vulnerable
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| NSW Final determination: |
Listed prior to 1996 |
Management objectives
The SoS strategy aims to secure the species in the wild for 100 years and maintain its conservation status under the BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to secure the species in the wild in NSW for 100 years and maintain its conservation status under the BC Act. The SoS strategy also aims to engage local communities in the species' conservation and to encourage the NSW community to identify with it as a flagship for threatened species conservation.
This SoS strategy aims to secure this population in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to ensure the security of this species in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to ensure that the species is secure in the wild in NSW and that its NSW geographic range is extended or maintained and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to secure critical populations of this species in NSW in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to secure this population in the long-term.
The SoS strategy aims to maximise the viability of the ecological community and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to minimise current and future impacts of the key threatening process on priority biodiversity values, including threatened species and ecological integrity. This objective aligns with the
BC Act legislation.
Species sightings and management sites across NSW
The map below displays the species’ distribution in NSW, based upon the species’ geographic range, habitat distribution or area of occupancy (to as high a resolution as available data allow, using a range of data sources).
Information about the species’ habitat and ecology is available here.
The map may also display one or more management sites where management of important populations is underway. More information is available in the tables below.
Your search returned one or more sites that are restricted due to the sensitive nature of either the species or the site. Individuals involved in management on these sites can access detailed information via the database.
IBRA
The species occurs in the following IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia) regions in NSW:
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| Australian Alps |
| Brigalow Belt South |
| Broken Hill Complex |
| Channel Country |
| Cobar Peneplain |
| Darling Riverine Plains |
| Mulga Lands |
| Murray Darling Depression |
| Nandewar |
| New England Tablelands |
| NSW North Coast |
| NSW South Western Slopes |
| Riverina |
| Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields |
| South Eastern Highlands |
| Sydney Basin |
Proportion of the species' distribution on reserve
11% of the species' distribution occurs on reserve (within NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service estate).
Critical actions for this species
The key threats to the viability of landscape-managed species are loss, fragmentation and degradation of habitat, and widespread pervasive factors such as impacts of climate change and disease. Many of these threats are addressed by NSW planning, native vegetation, and biodiversity legislation, policy and programs including the offsets program (BioBanking, NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for Major Projects), Biodiversity Certification, management of environmental water and reservation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.
Threats to this species are outlined here.
The actions listed in the action toolbox are supplementary to NSW legislation, policy and programs and can be used by stakeholders, where applicable to guide management at a site, regional or state scale.
Action toolbox
| Encourage relevant landholders to enter into agreements, particularly in-perpetuity covenants or stewardship agreements, that promote the protection, maintenance and recruitment of Acacia (A. pendula or A. homalophylla) woodland with mistletoe. Agreements should also incorporate sensitive grazing regimes that allow for the rehabilitation of woodland habitat. | Area |
| Raise awareness among agricultural landholders of the importance of mistletoe as a resource for painted honeyeaters (and other species) and the fact that it is not harmful to healthy trees. | State |
| Conduct strategic planting of acacia species (particularly A. pendula or A. homalophylla) to restore Brigalow, Boree and Yarran woodlands and connect fragmented patches, particularly in areas where painted honeyeaters are known to occur and breed. | Area |
| Encourage landholders to protect ground layer and midstorey vegetation by implementing sensitive grazing practices and avoiding slashing or underscrubbing, and to promote the retention of a floristically and structurally diverse and spatially variable understorey. | State |
| Target removal of weeds significantly compromising habitat values (e.g. invasive perennial grasses) and restore native vegetation. Care should be taken to avoid widespread removal of beneficial exotic woody vegetation without replacement and avoid non-target impacts of herbicides. | Site |
| Measure the abundance and impact of noisy miners on species populations and habitat, and implement appropriate management actions with demonstrated effectiveness (e.g. direct control, habitat restoration) to reduce the impacts of noisy miners, if/where required. | Site, Area |
| Within a region, prioritise sites that may function as drought refuges or source populations (e.g. floodplain riparian woodlands) in programs that aim to protect, manage or restore habitat. | Site, Area |
| Conduct targeted research into identifying different practical methods for restoring the structure and function of the ground layer in degraded habitat, including soil biota and its functionality. | Site |
How will this species be managed?
Key management sites for this threatened species are being identified by the NSW Government
and other program partners, where feasible, cost-effective and beneficial management actions can be undertaken.
Currently, 1 management site has been identified for this threatened species.
Management sites
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Tarcutta Hills
| Priority management site | Active |
Wagga Wagga
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