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Flood Plain Lower Ringarooma River Ramsar site Ecological Character Description March 2012 Blank page Citation


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Appendix 2: Species associated with major plant communities in the Flood Plain Lower Ringarooma Ramsar Site (DPIW 2006).


Vegetation community

Key species

Coast paperbark swamp forest

Overstorey:

  • Coast paperbark (Melaleuca ericifolia)

Understorey

  • Batswing fern (Histiopteris incisa)

  • Ruddy groundfern (Hypolepis rugosula)

Blackwood swamp forest

Overstorey:

  • Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)

  • Coast paperbark (Melaleuca ericifolia)

Shrubs & Understorey

  • Silver banksia (Banksia marginata)

  • Woolly tea-tree (Leptospermum lanigerum)

  • Native currant (Coprosma quadrifida)

  • Dogwood (Pomaderris apetala)

  • Hardwater fern (Blechnum wattsii)

  • Fishbone fern (Blechnum nudum)

  • Leafy flatsedge (Cyperus lucidus)

  • Tall sedge (Carex appressa)

  • Arching swordsedge (Lepidosperma ensiforme)

  • Rushes (Juncus species)

Scented paperbark scrub

Overstorey:

  • Scented paperbark (Melaleuca squarrosa)

No specific sampling was undertaken in this community. Similar to coast paperbark swamp forest at the site.

Freshwater aquatic herbland

  • Pondweed (Potamogeton spp)

  • Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum species)

  • River ribbons (Vallisneria species)

  • Greater waterribbons (Troglochin procerum)

Note: the introduced weed species cape pondweed (Aponogeton distachyos) has been observed within this community type

Freshwater aquatic sedgeland and rushland

  • Tall spikesedge (Eleocharis sphacelata)

  • Leafy flatsedge (Cyperus spp.)

  • Tallsedge (Carex spp.)

  • Swordsedge (Lepidosperma spp.)

  • Rush (Juncus spp.)

Lacustrine herbland

  • Angled lobelia (Lobelia anceps)

  • Jointed swampstalks (Lilaeopsis polyantha)

  • Bogsedge (Schoenus species)

  • Clubsedge (Isolepis species)

  • Mossy pennywort (Hydrocotyle muscosa)

  • White purslane (Neopaxia australasica)

  • Swamp mazus (Mazus pumilio).

Lowland grassy sedgeland

  • Sagg (Lomandra longifolia)

  • Kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra)

  • Wallaby grass (Austrodanthonia species)

  • Spear grass (Austrostipa species)

Note: Introduced grasses also make up about 30 percent cover.

Coastal heathland

  • Smallfruit needlebush (Hakea microcarpa)

  • Guinea flower (Hibbertia spp.)

  • Ants delight (Acrotriche serrulata)

  • Silver banksia (Banksia marginata)

  • Common wedgepea (Gompholobium huegelii)

  • Necklace sheoak (Allocasuarina monilifera)

Lowland sedgy heathland

  • Sagg (Lomandra longifolia)

Note: Coastal heathland can become lowland sedgy heathland where excessive firing or root rot infection has eliminated many heath and shrub species

Wet heathland

  • Woolly tea-tree (Leptospermum lanigerum)

  • Swamp heath (Epacris lanuginosa)

Note: May also contain species common to the other two heathland communities described above

Black peppermint coastal forest and woodland

Overstorey:

  • Black peppermint (Eucalyptus amygdalina)

  • Cabbage gum (E. pauciflora)

Shrubs & understorey

As for lowland sedgy heathland and coastal heathland


Appendix 3: List of bird species recorded during surveys at the Flood Plain Lower Ringarooma Ramsar Site in winter and spring 2002.


Waterbirds/waders

Chestnut teal (Anas castanea)

Grey teal (Anas gracilis)

Australasian shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)

Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa)

Great egret (Ardea modesta)

Cattle egret (Ardea ibis)

Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Hardhead (Aythya australis)

Musk duck (Biziura lobata)

Australasian bittern( Botaurus poiciloptilus)

Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis)

Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)

Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata)

Black swan (Cygnus atratus)

White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)

Dusky moorhen Gallicrex cinerea)

Latham’s snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)

Tasmanian native-hen (Gallinula mortierii)

Black-tailed native-hen (Gallinula ventralis)

Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)

Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)

Silver gull (Larus novaehollandiae)

Pacific gull (Larus pacificus)

Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Blue-billed duck (Oxyura australis)

Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Little pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)

Little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)

Pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)

Yellow-billed spoonbill (Platalea flavipes)

Hoary-headed grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)

Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

Little tern (Sterna albifrons)

Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Australasian grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)

Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)

Banded lapwing (Vanellus tricolor)

Raptors

Collard sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrhocephalus)

Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi)

Swamp harrier (Circus approximans)

Brown falcon (Falco berigora)

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrines)

White-bellied sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Other Significant Birds

Richard's pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)

Fan-tailed cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)

Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)

Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)

Black-faced cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)

Forest raven (Corvus tasmanicus)

Pallid cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus)

Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Tree martin (Hirundo nigricans)

Blue-winged parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)

Flame robin (Petroica phoenicea)

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

Other native birds

Yellow-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)

Striated thornbill (Acanthiza lineata)

Brown thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)

Eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

Little wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)

Yellow wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa)

Dusky woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)

Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)

Grey shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)

Brown quail (Coturnix ypsilophora)

Grey butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)

Grey currawong (Strepera versicolor)

White-fronted chat (Epthianura albifrons)

Fairy martin (Hirundo ariel)

Yellow-throated honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavicollis)

Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)

Dusky robin (Melanodryas vittata)

Golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)

Striated pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)

Scarlet robin (Petroica multicolour)

Tawny-crowned honeyeater (Phylidonyris melanops)

Green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)

Grey fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)

Black currawong (Strepera fuliginosa)

Non-indigenous Birds

Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

European greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)



(Organ et al. 2003; RIS 2005; some migratory wader species are also from Sally Bryant, personal communications).
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