Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 28/276)
Character Range: 89700–92579

the white-breasted white-eye (Zosterops albogularis), which was last seen in 2004.
Currently, the Mt Pitt section of Norfolk Island National Park is the stronghold for the Norfolk Island green parrot, but there is growing anecdotal evidence that its range has increased substantially, and the species is now regularly seen in areas well outside of the national park boundary (Map 5).
The Norfolk Island morepork is distributed across the national park with a higher density on the southern slopes of Mt Pitt and Mt Bates, and more sparsely distributed across the rest of Norfolk Island (Map 6).
The Norfolk Island golden whistler and the Norfolk Island robin are both endemic threatened forest birds whose ranges include the Mt Pitt section of the Norfolk Island National Park plus some adjacent and nearby forested areas (Map 7 and Map 8). The Norfolk Island golden whistler is more widespread across these areas than the Norfolk Island robin despite having specialised habitat requitements. See the individual species entries in Part 6 for more detailed information on each of the above-mentioned threatened bird species.

Seabirds
Of the 14 breeding seabirds, all are listed as marine species, four are listed as migratory species and one (the Kermadec petrel) is listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act (Table 8). There are two additional seabirds that may breed on the Norfolk Island Group, but this is unconfirmed: the Australasian gannet (Morus serrator; listed as Marine) and the Tasman white-bellied storm-petrel (Fregetta grallaria grallaria; listed as Marine and Vulnerable).
At the time of the first European settlement, Norfolk Island supported large populations of breeding seabirds, dominated by the wedge-tailed shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) nesting in the summer and the providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri) nesting in the winter. Food and supplies for the settlement were in short supply and thousands of birds from the large colony of providence petrels nesting around the peaks of Mt Pitt and Mt Bates were eaten, contributing (along with the activities of introduced feral pigs) to the elimination of the breeding colony. The species now breeds largely on Lord Howe Island and Phillip Island.
Today, ground nesting seabirds in the Norfolk Island Group are largely restricted to Phillip Island, Nepean Island and rock stacks surrounding Norfolk Island. This is due to predation by rats and feral and free-roaming cats (Felis catus), degradation of breeding sites through clearing and introduction of weeds, and disturbance by humans and domestic animals. The absence of mammalian predators and permanent inhabitants on these islands are critical for the survival of these colonies.
The Kermadec petrel breeds on islands across the Pacific Ocean as far east as Easter Island. In the Norfolk Island Group, a small population breeds on Phillip Island. See Map