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Protection of the habitat of the Christmas Island Hawk-Owl provides protection for numerous other listed species (Table 1). Community education targeted at this species will promote awareness of all the endemic forest birds and their conservation needs.

Table 1: Native species listed under the EPBC Act that 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 1 (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
Abbott ’s Booby (e) Papasula abbotti	E M S J
Red-footed Booby Sula sula rubripes	M S C J
Christmas Island Frigatebird (e) Fregata andrewsi	V M S C J
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor minor	M S C J

Notes: (e)=species and subspecies endemic to the island

E Listed under the EPBC Act as Endangered

V Listed under the EPBC Act as Vulnerable

M Listed under the EPBC Act as a Migratory species

MF Within a family listed under the EPBC Act as Migratory

S Listed Marine species under the EPBC Act.

C Listed under China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

J Listed under Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

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