Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland species
Overview
Monash Grasslands are associated with the Isabella Pond Healthy Waterways initative to improve water quality and climate resilience of Natural Temperate Grasslands in the Lake Tuggeranong area. The majority of Tuggeranong Creek is a concrete stormwater open drain. Monash Grasslands is an area of Natural Temperate Grassland next to Isabella Pond which supports biodiversity values. This corridor offers the potential to expand grassland and riparian ecosystem values within the urban area.
Moderators
become a moderator18 species
Acanthiza nana (Yellow Thornbill)
Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal)
Ardea plumifera (Plumed Egret)
Biziura lobata (Musk Duck)
Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel)
Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel)
Gallirallus philippensis (Buff-banded Rail)
Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt)
Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck)
Nycticorax caledonicus (Nankeen Night-Heron)
Petrochelidon ariel (Fairy Martin)
Petrochelidon nigricans (Tree Martin)
Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill)
Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)
Poodytes gramineus (Little Grassbird)
Porzana fluminea (Australian Spotted Crake)
Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler)
Tadorna tadornoides (Australian Shelduck)
Land area
71.95
ha
ha
Survey effort
14.11
sightings per ha
sightings per ha
