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5                        References

Commonwealth of Australia (2009). Background document for the threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts of exotic rodents on biodiversity on Australian offshore islands of less than 100 000 ha. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.

Garnett ST and Crowley GM (2000). The action plan for Australian birds. Environment Australia, Canberra.

Appendix A Threatened species listed under the EPBC Act or in state/territory legislation (as noted in the tables) that are affected or potentially affected by exotic rodents on islands under 100 000 ha

Table A1. Listed Australian species that are reported to be threatened by exotic rodents.

Species                                                           Island              Only found or nests on the island(s)  Status
Christmas Island Pipistrelle (Bat) (Pipistrellus murrayi)         Christmas           Yes                                   Critically endangered
Lord Howe flax snail (Placostylus bivaricosus)                    Lord Howe           Yes                                   Endangered
Christmas Island thrush (Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus)     Christmas           Yes                                   Endangered
Norfolk Island Green parrot (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae cookii)  Norfolk             Yes                                   Endangered
Christmas Island Shrew (Crocidura attenuata trichura)             Christmas           Yes                                   Endangered
Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica natalis)                         Christmas           Yes                                   Endangered
Cockroach (Panesthia lata)                                        Lord Howe           Yes                                   Endangered (NSW)
Lord Howe Island Gecko (Christinus guentheri)                     Lord Howe, Norfolk  Yes                                   Vulnerable
Lord Howe Island Skink (Oligosoma lichenigera)                    Lord Howe           Yes                                   Vulnerable
Christmas Island Gecko (Lepidodactylus listeri)                   Christmas           Yes                                   Vulnerable
Blind snake (Typhlops exocoeti)                                   Christmas           Yes                                   Vulnerable
Golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta)            Norfolk             Yes                                   Vulnerable
Scarlet robin (Petroica m. multicolor)                            Norfolk             Yes                                   Vulnerable
Southern fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur subantactica)             Macquarie           No                                    Vulnerable
Grey ternlet (Procelsterna cerulean)                              Lord Howe           No                                    Vulnerable (NSW)
Little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis)                            Lord Howe           No                                    Vulnerable (NSW)
Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)                                    Lord Howe           No                                    Vulnerable (NSW)
Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri)                           Lord Howe, Phillip  Yes                                   Vulnerable (NSW)
Sooty tern (Sterna fuscata)                                       Lord Howe, Norfolk  No                                    Vulnerable (NSW)
Black-winged petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)                      Lord Howe           No                                    Vulnerable (NSW)
White-headed petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)                         Macquarie           No                                    Vulnerable (Tas)
Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites o. oceanicus)                    Macquarie           No                                    Vulnerable (Tas)

Table A2. Listed Australian endemic and native species that are not specifically reported to be threatened by exotic rodents present on the island but may benefit indirectly from their removal

Species                                                    Island     Only found or nests on the island(s)  Status
Christmas Island Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus natalis)     Christmas  Yes                                   Endangered
Norfolk Island Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata)    Norfolk    Yes                                   Endangered
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)              Macquarie  No                                    Endangered
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli)                  Macquarie  No                                    Vulnerable
Lord Howe Woodhen (Gallirallus sylvestris)                 Lord Howe  Yes                                   Vulnerable
Lord Howe Island Currawong (Strepera graculina crissalis)  Lord Howe  Yes                                   Vulnerable
Christmas Island Frigate bird (Fregata andrewsi)           Christmas  No                                    Vulnerable
Christmas Island Hawk owl (Ninox natalis)                  Christmas  Yes                                   Vulnerable
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)          Macquarie  No                                    Vulnerable
Grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)           Macquarie  No                                    Vulnerable
Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)                     Macquarie  No                                    Vulnerable
Light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata)