Culgoa National Park
| Culgoa National Park | |
|---|---|
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
| Coordinates | 29°04′50″S 147°02′07″E / 29.08056°S 147.03528°ECoordinates: 29°04′50″S 147°02′07″E / 29.08056°S 147.03528°E |
| Area | 227 km2 (88 sq mi) |
| Established | 1996 |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Official site | http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au |
Culgoa is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 662 km northwest of Sydney.
The Culgoa National Park, with its impressive river red gums and expansive floodplains, is the landscape that people have come to be representative of the Australian outback. The iconic coolabah tree, a native species, covers large sections of the park. In fact, no other national park in New South Wales has an area larger than the Culgoa's coolabah woodlands.[1]
Wildlife
Mammals
The park has numerous mammals, including the Common brushtail possum and Little pied bat (Chalinolobus picatus), a species of bat endemic to Australia.[1]
Birds
The Culgoa National Park's birds present an irresistible lure for birdwatchers, who can glimpse many of the park's total of over 150 species. These include 10 species of honeyeaters and six of Australia’s woodswallows.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Culgoa National Park". The Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), NSW. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Culgoa Floodplain National Park". The State of Queensland (Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing) 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.