Yellow Chat (Alligator Rivers)
EPBC Status: Endangered
SPRAT Species profile: Epthianura crocea tunneyi - Yellow Chat (Alligator Rivers)
Found in: Northern Territory
Threatened Species Strategy Scorecards:
Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat Year 3 scorecard 2018 (PDF - 400.57 KB)
Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat Year 3 scorecard 2018 (DOCX - 272.97 KB)
Year 3 Scorecard Summary (2018)
The Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat is a small insectivorous bird that now occurs mostly within Kakadu National Park. The species’ range and numbers are thought to have declined after habitat loss from cattle grazing, and habitat degradation caused by feral pigs and water buffalo. Its total population size is now very small.
Parks Australia has undertaken targeted control of feral pigs in Kakadu National Park, as well as ongoing control of the invasive Prickly Mimosa and controlled burning to reduce the occurrence of high-intensity fires late in the dry season that may also threaten the species.
This improved environmental management may have slowed the decline of Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat, and with ongoing support, the population could increase in future. Inclusion in the Threatened Species Strategy has specifically raised the profile of the Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat, encouraging research by other organisations that is critical in improving understanding of the species’ needs.
Further information
- Threatened species strategy
- 20 birds by 2020
- 20 mammals by 2020
- 30 plants by 2020
- Three year review of progress on priority bird and mammal species
Please note that this scorecard is due for review in Year 5 of the Threatened Species Strategy (2020). If you would like to contribute information on this species please provide your contact details to ThreatenedSpeciesCommissioner@awe.gov.au
Photo credit: © Micha V. Jackson