2011 No 603

New South Wales

Notice of Determination
under the

Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995

The Scientific Committee established under the Threatened Species Conservation

Act 1995 (the Act) has determined to amend the descriptions of species referred to in
paragraphs (a)(e) below pursuant to section 36A (1) (a) of the Act (being
amendments that are necessary or desirable to reflect changes in the name of species,
or a reclassification of any such species into further species, as a result of taxonomic
revision).
(a) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended as follows:
(i) Omit the following from the matter relating to Rostratulidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
*

Rostratula benghalensis
australis (Gould, 1838)

Painted Snipe (Australian

subspecies)

Insert instead:
*
(ii)

Rostratula australis (Gould,

1838)

Australian Painted Snipe

Omit the following from the matter relating to Laridae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
Sterna albifrons Pallas, 1764
Insert instead:
Sternula albifrons (Pallas, 1764)

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(iii)

Omit the following under the headings Animals, Vertebrates and

Birds:
Pardalotidae

Dasyornis brachypterus
(Latham, 1802)

Eastern Bristlebird

Insert instead:
Dasyornithidae

*
(iv)

Dasyornis brachypterus
(Latham, 1801)

Eastern Bristlebird

Omit the following under the headings Animals, Vertebrates and

Birds:
Passeridae

Poephila cincta cincta (Gould,

1837)

Black-throated Finch (southern

subspecies)

Insert instead:
Estrildidae

*
(v)

Poephila cincta cincta (Gould,

1837)

Black-throated Finch (southern

subspecies)

Omit the following from the matter relating to Myrtaceae (under the
heading Plants):
Babingtonia prominens A.R. Bean
Babingtonia silvestris A.R. Bean
Insert in alphabetical order:
Kardomia prominens (A.R. Bean) Peter G. Wilson
Kardomia silvestris (A.R. Bean) Peter G. Wilson

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(vi)

Omit the following from the matter relating to Myrtaceae (under the
heading Plants):
Homoranthus bornhardtiensis J.T. Hunter

(b)

Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by omitting the following from the
matter relating to Chrysomelidae (under the headings Animals, Invertebrates
and Coleoptera):
Menippus fugitivus

Menippus fugitivus population

in the Sutherland Shire

and by inserting instead:

Menippus darcyi Reid & Nally, 2008 Menippus darcyi population in
the Sutherland Shire
(c)

Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by omitting the following under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds:
Pardalotidae

Gerygone igata insularis Ramsay,

1878

Lord Howe Gerygone

Dicruridae

Rhipidura fuliginosa cervina

Ramsay, 1879

Grey Fantail (Lord Howe Is.

subsp.)

Passeridae

Neochmia ruficauda (Gould, 1837)

Star Finch

Zosteropidae

Zosterops tenuirostris strenuus

Gould, 1855

Robust White-eye

Muscicapidae

Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus

(Gould, 1855)

Island Thrush (Lord Howe Is.

subsp.)

Sturnidae

Aplonis fusca hulliana Mathews,

1912

Tasman Starling (Lord Howe Is.

subsp.)

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and by inserting instead:

Acanthizidae

Gerygone insularis Ramsey, 1878

Lord Howe Gerygone

Rhipiduridae

Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sparrman, 1787) New Zealand Fantail (Lord

House Is. subsp.)

Sturnidae

Aplonis fusca hulliana Mathews, 1912 Tasman Starling (Lord Howe

Is. subsp.)

Timaliidae

Zosterops strenuus Gould, 1855

Robust White-eye

Turdidae

Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus

(Gould, 1855)

Island Thrush (Lord Howe Is.

subsp.)

Estrildidae

*
(d)

Neochmia ruficauda (Gould, 1837)

Star Finch

Part 1 of Schedule 1A to the Act is amended by omitting the following from

the matter relating to Burhinidae (under the headings Animals, Vertebrates
and Birds):
Esacus neglectus Mathews, 1912
and by inserting instead:
Esacus magnirostris Vieillot, 1818

(e)

Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Act is amended as follows:

(i) Omit the following from the matter relating to Gekkonidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Reptiles):
Diplodactylus elderi Stirling and Jewelled Gecko
Zietz, 1893
Diplodactylus stenodactylus
Boulenger, 1896

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Insert instead:

(ii)

Lucasium stenodactylum
(Boulenger, 1896)

Crowned Gecko

Strophurus elderi (Stirling &

Zietz, 1893)

Jewelled Gecko

Omit the following from the matter relating to Scincidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Reptiles):
*

Cyclodina lichenigera
(OShaughnessy, 1874)

Lord Howe Island Skink

Insert in alphabetical order:

*
(iii)

Oligosoma lichenigera
(OShaughnessy, 1874)

Lord Howe Island Skink

Omit the following from the matter relating to Boidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Reptiles):
Liasis stimsoni Smith, 1985

Stimsons Python

Insert in alphabetical order:

Antaresia stimsoni (Smith,
1985)
(iv)

Stimsons Python

Omit the following from the matter relating to Procellariidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
Puffinus carneipes Gould, 1844 Flesh-footed Shearwater
Insert in alphabetical order:
Ardenna carneipes (Gould,
1844)

Flesh-footed Shearwater

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(v)

Omit the following under the headings Animals, Vertebrates and

Birds:
Hydrobatidae

Fregetta grallaria (Vieillot,

1817)

White-bellied Storm-petrel

Insert after the matter relating to Procellariidae:

Oceanitidae

*
(vi)

Fregetta grallaria (Vieillot,

1818)

White-bellied Storm-Petrel

Omit the following from the matter relating to Accipitridae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus,
1758)

Osprey

Insert instead:
Pandion cristatus (Vieillot,
1816)
(vii)

Eastern Osprey

Omit the following from the matter relating to Rallidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
Amaurornis olivaceus (Meyen,
1834)

Bush-hen

Insert instead:
Amaurornis moluccana
(Wallace, 1865)
(viii)

Pale-vented Bush-hen

Omit the following from the matter relating to Turnicidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
Turnix maculosa (Temminck, 1815)

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Insert instead:
Turnix maculosus (Temminck, 1815)
(ix)

Omit the following from the matter relating to Laridae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
Sterna fuscata Linnaeus, 1766

Sooty Tern

Insert in alphabetical order:

Onychoprion fuscata (Linnaeus, Sooty Tern
1766)
(x)

Omit the following from the matter relating to Cacatuidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
Cacatua leadbeateri (Vigors,
1831)

Major Mitchells Cockatoo

Insert in alphabetical order:

Lophochroa leadbeateri
(Vigors, 1831)
(xi)

Major Mitchells Cockatoo

Omit the following from the matter relating to Tytonidae (under the
headings Animals, Vertebrates and Birds):
Tyto capensis (Smith, 1834)

Grass Owl

Insert instead:
Tyto longimembris (Jerdon,
1839)
(xii)

Eastern Grass Owl

Omit the following under the headings Animals, Vertebrates and

Birds:
Pardalotidae

Hylacola cauta Gould, 1843

Shy Heathwren
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Pyrrholaemus brunneus Gould,

1841

Redthroat

Pyrrholaemus saggitatus
(Latham, 1802)

Speckled Warbler

Insert the following in alphabetical order in the matter relating to

Acanthizidae:

(xiii)

Chthonicola sagittata (Latham,

1801)

Speckled Warbler

Hylacola cautus Gould, 1843

Shy Heathwren

Pyrrholaemus brunneus Gould,

1841

Redthroat

Omit the following under the headings Animals, Vertebrates and

Birds:
Cinclosomatidae

Cinclosoma castanotus Gould,

1840

Chestnut Quail-thrush

Insert instead:
Psophodidae

Cinclosoma castanotum Gould,

1840
(xiv)

Chestnut Quail-thrush

Omit the following under the headings Animals, Vertebrates and

Birds:
Dicruridae

Monarcha leucotis Gould, 1850 White-eared Monarch

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Insert instead:
Monarchidae

Carterornis leucotis (Gould,

1850)
(xv)

White-eared Monarch

Omit the following under the headings Animals, Vertebrates and

Birds:
Passeridae

Stagonopleura guttata (Shaw,

1796)

Diamond Firetail

Zosteropidae

Zosterops lateralis
tephropleurus Gould, 1855

Silvereye (Lord Howe Is.

subsp.)

Insert instead:
Timaliidae

Zosterops lateralis
tephropleurus Gould, 1855

Silvereye (Lord Howe Is.

subsp.)

Estrildidae

Stagonopleura guttata (Shaw,

1796)
(xvi)

Diamond Firetail

Omit the following from the matter relating to Vespertilionidae (under

the headings Animals, Vertebrates and Mammals):
*

Nyctophilus timoriensis
Greater Long-eared Bat
(Geoffroy, 1806) (South-eastern
form)

Insert instead:
*
(xvii)

Nyctophilus corbeni Parnaby,

2009

Corbens Long-eared Bat

Omit the following from the matter relating to Fabaceae (under the
heading Plants):
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Pultenaea parrisiae J.D. Briggs & Crisp subsp. parrisiae

Insert instead:
*
(xviii)

Pultenaea parrisiae J.D. Briggs & Crisp

Omit the following from the matter relating to Myrtaceae (under the
heading Plants):
*

Babingtonia granitica A.R. Bean

Insert in alphabetical order:

*
(xix)

Kardomia granitica (A.R. Bean) Peter G. Wilson

Omit the following from the matter relating to Myrtaceae (under the
heading Plants):
Melaleuca sp. Megalong Valley Craven, Mallison & Douglas
10442
Insert instead:
Melaleuca megalongensis Craven & S.M. Douglas

This Notice commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

Dated, this 9th day of November 2011.

Dr Richard Major
Chairperson of the Scientific Committee
Copies of determination and reasons
Copies of the determination and the reasons for it are available to members of the
public (free of charge) as follows:
(a) on the Internet at www.environment.nsw.gov.au,

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(b)
(c)

by contacting the Scientific Committee Unit, by post C/- Office of

Environment and Heritage, PO Box 1967, Hurstville BC NSW 1481, by
telephone (02) 9585 6940 or by facsimile (02) 9585 6989,
in person at the Office of Environment and Heritage Information Centre,
Level 14, 5961 Goulburn Street, Sydney.

BY AUTHORITY
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