National Recovery Plan for the Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
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Biodiversity Benefits
Protection of the habitat of the Christmas Island Frigatebird provides protection for numerous other listed species, including those in Table 1. Community education targeted at this species will promote awareness of all the endemic birds and their conservation needs.
Table 1: Native species listed under the EPBC Act which will benefit from recovery actions listed in this plan (after Environment Australia 2002)
| Taxon | National Status |
|---|---|
| Tectaria devexa var. minor | E |
| Carmona retusa | V |
| Christmas Island Pipistrelle (e) Pipistrellus murrayi | E |
| Christmas Island shrew (e) Crocidura attenuata trichura | E |
| Christmas Island Blind Snake (e) Ramphotyphlops exocoeti | V |
| Christmas Island Gecko Lepidodactylus listeri | V |
| Christmas Island Goshawk (e) Accipiter fasciatus natalis | E MF |
| Christmas Island Hawk-owl (e) Ninox natalis | VJ |
| Abbott’s Booby (e) Papasula abbotti | E M S J |
| Red-footed Booby Sula sula rubripes | M S C J |
| Great Frigatebird Fregata minor minor | M S C J |
Notes: (e)=species or subspecies endemic to the island.
E Listed under the EPBC Act as Endangered S Listed Marine species under the EPBC Act.
V Listed under the EPBC Act as Vulnerable C Listed under CAMBA
M Listed under the EPBC Act as a Migratory species J Listed under JAMBA
MF Within a family listed under the EPBC Act as Migratory