Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
PARDALOTIDAE
Genus
Pardalotus
Species
striatus
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Striated Pardalote
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Common and widespread in open forest and farmland.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common and widespread inhabitant of mainly eucalypt forests, woodlands and shrublands. Occasionally non-eucalypt forests
Known location
Tallebudgera, Bethania, Coomera, Elanora, Helensvale, Hinze Dam, Jacobs Well, Coombabah, Nerang, Bun
Other locality
Common and widespread in open forest and farmland. Tolerates disturbance.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Open forest, farmland, gardens.
Specific ecology
Sandy banks or road verges for nesting.
Habitat
Habitat comment
Very tolerant of disturbance and often found in farmland or very degraded bushland remnants, and sometimes entering parks and gardens.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
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Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
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Active period
Active season
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Description
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