Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00482:reg:1:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00482
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 15/16)
Character Range: 48548–51593

Parrots are also recorded in the Australian Capital Territory, south eastern South Australia and southern Queensland. Within these habitats, Swift Parrots preferentially forage in large, mature trees (Kennedy 2000; Kennedy and Overs 2001; Kennedy and Tzaros 2005) that provide more reliable foraging resources than younger trees (Wilson and Bennett 1999; Law et al. 2000). The migratory nature of the species means that they require a large network of resources both during and between annual cycles. Actions that directly and/or indirectly affect the species or their habitats could compromise recovery.
Noting the requirements of the species, habitat critical to the survival for the Swift Parrot includes:
Breeding and foraging habitat in Tasmania
    * In different years the majority of the breeding population may be concentrated within a subset of the potential breeding range, according to spatially and temporally variable flowering patterns of preferred foraging species.
    * Therefore, within areas where breeding is most likely to occur based on known breeding records, scientific literature and expert opinion, habitat critical to survival of Swift Parrots comprises both potential foraging habitat – which is native forest and woodland containing either Blue Gum (E. globulus) and/or Black Gum (E. ovata) as a dominant, subdominant or low density species, and potential nesting habitat – which is forests or woodlands containing hollow-bearing eucalypt trees within foraging range (~10 km) of potential foraging habitat that is old enough to flower.
Foraging habitat on the Australian mainland
    * All preferred foraging species within known and likely foraging habitat on the mainland including Yellow Gum (E. leucoxylon); Red Ironbark (E. tricarpa); Mugga Ironbark (E. sideroxylon); Grey Box (E. macrocarpa); White Box (E. albens); Yellow Box (E. melliodora); Swamp Mahogany (E. robusta); Forest Red Gum (E. tereticornis); Blackbutt (E. pilularis); and Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata).
Key considerations in assessing environmental impacts
Habitat critical to the survival of the Swift Parrot occurs across a wide range of land tenures, including on freehold land, travelling stock routes and reserves, publicly owned forests and state reserves, and national parks. The global KBA partnership currently recognises 18 KBAs as important for Swift Parrot conservation and to support the long-term persistence of the species. It is essential that protection is provided to these areas and that enhancement and restoration measures target these productive sites.
Whenever possible, habitat critical to the survival of the Swift Parrot should not be destroyed. Actions that have indirect impacts on habitat critical to the survival should be minimised (i.e. noise and light pollution). Actions that compromise adult and juvenile survival should also be avoided, such as the introduction of new diseases, weeds or predators.
Actions that remove habitat critical to the survival would interfere with the recovery of Swift Parrots and