Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p143
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 143/276)
Character Range: 555093–558271

the use of second-generation rodent and chicken baits outside of the national park is also likely to assist the population.

Recovery target
The recovery target is shown in Table 50.
Table 50 Recovery target for Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata
EPBC Act status  Estimated population (2023)  Where known populations occur  2034 target
Endangered       25 (20–40)                   9% in the national park        The population size has increased by at least 30% from 2023, breeding is occurring both inside and outside of the national park.
                                              1% in public reserves
                                              86% in other land

Relevant literature
Debus SJS (2012) Norfolk Island Boobook chick deaths. Boobook 30, 6.
Garnett ST & Baker GB (2021) The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.
Olsen P (1996) Re-establishment of an endangered subspecies: the Norfolk Island Boobook. Bird Conservation International 6, 63–70.
Olsen P (1997) Recovery Plan for the Norfolk Island Boobook Owl Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata. Environment Australia, Canberra.
Olsen PD (1986) Status and conservation of the Norfolk Island Boobook Owl Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata. Unpublished report to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Olsen PD, Mooney NJ & Olsen J (1989) Status and conservation of the Norfolk Island Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata, in BU Meyburg & RD Chancellor (eds), Raptors in the Modern World. WWGBP, Berlin. pp. 123–129.
Schodde R, Fullagar P & Hermes N (1983) A review of Norfolk Island birds past and present (Special Publication No. 8). Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Canberra.
Smithers CN & Disney HJ (1969) The distribution of terrestrial and freshwater birds on Norfolk Island. Australian Zoologist 15, 127–140.
Sperring F, Webster W, Isaac B, Clarke R, Gautschi D, Heinsohn R, Olsen P, Weeks A, Macgregor N, Wilson M & Greenup N (2021b) Ecology, genetics, and conservation management of the Norfolk Island morepork and green parrot. Interim report to the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Brisbane.
Sperring VF, Brown SM, Macgregor NA, Olsen P, Clarke RH, Wilson M, Greenup N, Weeks A, Ward R, Greenwood D, Christian M & Garnett ST (2021a) Norfolk Island Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata, in ST Garnett & GB Baker (eds), The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. pp. 360-363.
TSSC (Threatened Species Scientific Committee) (2016b). Conservation Advice Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata Norfolk Island boobook owl. Department of the Environment, Canberra.
Turner JS, Smithers CN & Hoogland RD (1968) The Conservation of Norfolk Island. Australian Conservation Foundation, Melbourne.
Wilson M (2016) Owl Survey Report, December 2016. Director of National Parks, Canberra.
Wilson M (2024) personal communication by email, 12 January, Parks Australia (Norfolk Island National Park).

Pachycephala pectoralis xanthroprocta—Norfolk Island golden whistler (tamey)

Conservation significance
Endemic to Norfolk Island.
EPBC Act Listing Status: Vulnerable.
Non-statutory Listing Status: Described as least concern in the Action