Wambo Coal AEMR 2011-2012 - Peabody Energy

Species Abundance in 2011
This year is the third year to have included individual counts of bird species during the
annual monitoring surveys. A comparison of the number of individuals recorded across all
sites (see Figure 3-4) identified the following:
• The Yellow-faced Honeyeater was the most abundant species, with 30 individuals
recorded;
• Seven species were recorded on more than 20 occasions. The seven species were
the:
» Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops) (n=30);
» White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) (n=24).
» Superb Fairy Wren (Malurus cyaneus) (n=23);
» Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) (n=22);
» Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) (n=21);
» Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) (n=20); and
» Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) (n=20).
• 69 species were recorded on less than ten occasions.
Figure 3-2: Number of Bird Species Recorded per Site.
2011 Annual Ecological Monitoring Report, Final Report, May 2012 Page 21