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Commonwealth of Australia

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—Polytelis swainsonii) Instrument 2022

I, Sussan Ley, Minister for the Environment, under subsection 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), hereby make a recovery plan for the listed threatened species Polytelis swainsonii, entitled National Recovery Plan for the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii).

The recovery plan will commence on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Dated this 8th day of April 2022

Sussan Ley

Minister for the Environment (Commonwealth)

Title page for the National Recovery Plan for the Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii

Publication and intellectual property information

Table of Contents

A picture of the Superb Parrot with a dedication to Rick Webster, who contributed significantly to the ecological knowledge and conservation of the Superb Parrot for over 30 years.

Summary

Recovery Plan Objective

Chapter 1

Introduction

Table 1 National and state conservation status of superb parrot. The Superb Parrot is considered Vulnerable under the Commonwealth, ACT and NSW. The Superb Parrot is considered Endangered in VIC.

Figure 1 Map indicating Modelled distribution of the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)

Chapter 2

Threats

Table 2 indicating the Risk prioritisation by likelihood of occurrence and consequences.

Table 3 indicating the Superb Parrot risk matrix by likelihood of occurrence and consequences

Chapter 3

Populations Under

Particular Pressure

An image of two Superb Parrots embracing on a tree branch.

Chapter 4

Recovery Plan Vision, Objectives and Strategies

Chapter 5

Actions to Achieve the

Specific Objectives

Table of Strategy 1 which seeks to identify, protect, manage and strategically restore Superb Parrot breeding, foraging and movement habitats at the local, regional and landscape scales

Table of Strategy 1 which seeks to identify, protect, manage and strategically restore Superb Parrot breeding, foraging and movement habitats at the local, regional and landscape scales (continued)

Table for Strategy 2 which seeks to define, monitor, reduce and manage threats to the Superb Parrot at the local, regional and landscape scales

Table for Strategy 2 to define, monitor, reduce and manage threats to the Superb Parrot at the local, regional and landscape scales (continued)

Table for Strategy 3 which seeks to Expand and sustain ecologically meaningful monitoring to track changes in Superb Parrot distribution, habitat use and population size, including developing and applying techniques to measure the success of recovery actions

Table for Strategy 4 which seeks to improve understanding of Superb Parrot movement ecology across multiple scales to better target protection and restoration measures

Table for Strategy 5 which seeks to engage local communities and stakeholders in Superb Parrot conservation

Table for Strategy 5 which seeks to engage local communities and stakeholders in Superb Parrot conservation (continued)

Table for Strategy 6 which seeks to coordinate, review and report on Superb Parrot recovery progress

Chapter 6

Duration and cost of the

recovery process

Table 4 Summary of recovery actions and estimated costs in for the first five years of implementation (these estimated costs do not take into account inflation over time)

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