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Commonwealth of Australia

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—Grantiella picta) Instrument 2022

I, Sussan Ley, Minister for the Environment, under subsection 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), hereby make a recovery plan for the listed threatened species Grantiella picta, entitled National Recovery Plan for the Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta).

The recovery plan will commence on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Dated this              8th                 day of             April 2022

Sussan Ley

Sussan Ley

Minister for the Environment (Commonwealth)

              Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)

              Family: Meliphagidae

              Current status of taxon:
               •       Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth): Vulnerable
               •       Nature Conservation Act 2014 (Australian Capital Territory): Vulnerable
               •       Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000 (Northern Territory): Vulnerable
               •       Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Queensland): Vulnerable
               •       Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (New South Wales): Vulnerable
               •       Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Victoria): Vulnerable
               •       National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (South Australia): Rare

              Distribution and habitat:
              The Painted Honeyeater is small (16 cm) and distinctive, with a black head and back and white underparts with dark streaks on the flanks. The wings and tail are black with bright yellow edgings. The distinctive bill is pink with a dark tip. The female is greyer on the upperparts and has less streaking on the flanks.

              The Painted Honeyeater is nomadic and occurs at low densities throughout its             range. The greatest concentrations of individuals and almost all breeding occurs               on the inland slopes of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, Victoria and southern Queensland. During the winter it is more likely to be found in the north of             its distribution.

              The species' key habitats include Boree/Weeping Myall (Acacia pendula), Brigalow
              (A. harpophylla) woodlands, box-gum woodlands and box-ironbark forests. The species      is a specialist feeder on the fruits of mistletoes growing on eucalypts and acacias.
              Painted Honeyeaters prefer to feed on mistletoes of the genus Amyema.

   Recovery plan Vision, Objective and Strategies:
   Long-term Vision

   The Painted Honeyeater population has increased in size to such an extent that the species no longer qualifies for listing as threatened under any of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 listing criteria.
   Recovery Plan Objective

       * By 2031, measure and sustain a positive population trend (compared to 2020 baseline counts) in the number of mature individuals of the Painted Honeyeater.

       * By 2031, maintain or improve the extent, condition and connectivity of habitat of the Painted Honeyeater.

   This will be achieved by implementing the actions set out in this Recovery Plan that minimise threats while protecting and enhancing the species' habitat throughout its range, adequately monitoring the