National Recovery Plan for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Buff-Banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi) (Cth)

NATIONAL RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE

BUFF BANDED RAIL (COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS)

Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi

Image R. Thorn

Prepared by Julian Reid and Brydie Hill, for the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage. Published by the Department of the Environment and Heritage. Made under the EPBC Act: November 2006

ISBN [0642 552266]

© Commonwealth of Australia This publication is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries regarding reproduction should be addressed to: Assistant Secretary Natural Resource Management Policy Branch Department of the Environment and Heritage GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601

Note: This recovery plan sets out the actions necessary to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of, the listed threatened species or ecological community. The Australian Government is committed to acting in accordance with the plan and to implementing the plan as it applies to Commonwealth areas.

The plan has been developed with the involvement and cooperation of a broad range of stakeholders, but individual stakeholders have not necessarily committed to undertaking specific actions. The attainment of objectives and the provision of funds may be subject to budgetary and other constraints affecting the parties involved. Proposed actions may be subject to modification over the life of the plan due to changes in knowledge.

This plan should be cited as follows: Commonwealth of Australia. 2005. National Recovery Plan for the Buff-banded Rail (Cocos (Keeling) Islands) Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.

Copies of the plan are available online at: http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/recovery/list-common.html or by mail from: Community Information Unit Department of the Environment and Heritage GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: 1800 803 772