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achieved prior to the scheduled five-year review of the Recovery Plan. Priorities assigned to actions should be interpreted as follows:

    Priority 1:       Taking prompt action is necessary in order to mitigate the key threats
                                 to Painted Honeyeater and also provide valuable information to help
                                 identify long-term population trends.

    Priority 2:       Action would provide a more informed basis for the long-term
                                 management and recovery of Painted Honeyeater.

    Priority 3:        Action is desirable, but not critical to the recovery of Painted
                                 Honeyeater or assessment of trends in that recovery.

    It is anticipated that the recovery process will not be achieved prior to the scheduled five-year review of the recovery plan. The cost of implementation of this plan should be incorporated into the core business expenditure of the affected organisations
    and through additional funds obtained for the explicit purpose of implementing this recovery plan. It is expected that state and Commonwealth agencies will use this plan
    to prioritise actions to protect the species and enhance their recovery, and that projects will be undertaken according to agency priorities and available resources. All actions are considered important steps towards ensuring the long-term survival of the species. The indicative cost of recovery actions was derived from expert elicitation and public comments received in 2020.

             The management of fragmented landscapes with a high concentration of mistletoe is vitally important for the conservation of the Painted Honeyeater, as its breeding success is affected by mistletoe abundance (Watson 2002; Bowen et al. 2009). Conserving mistletoe in remnant vegetation will also benefit a wide range of other species. Although mistletoe is perceived as a pest in agricultural landscapes and remnant vegetation, it plays an important role in helping to maintain the populations of many threatened and declining species as well as increasing overall biodiversity (Watson 2002; Bowen et al. 2009).

             The conservation and management of woodland habitats which support species
             such as the Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) and
             Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) may also aid in the conservation of the Painted Honeyeater (Oliver 2000). Similarly, protection of areas relevant for Painted Honeyeater conservation are likely to benefit other threatened native species. The Key Biodiversity Areas triggered by Painted Honeyeaters for instance list a total of 21 other species as Triggers.

             Threatened Ecological Communities listed under the EPBC Act that are of importance
             to the Painted Honeyeater include White Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland, Grey Box Grassy Woodlands and Derived Native Grasslands of South-eastern Australia and Grassy Eucalypt Woodland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain. There are also a number of Ecological Communities listed
             at the state level that will benefit from increased efforts to protect and conserve
             Painted Honeyeater habitat. Many mammals, invertebrates and