Lake Bindegolly National Park
| Lake Bindegolly National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Lake Bindegolly National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Thargomindah |
| Coordinates | 28°00′48″S 144°11′37″E / 28.01333°S 144.19361°E |
| Established | 1991 |
| Area | 140 km2 (54.1 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Lake Bindegolly National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Lake Bindegolly is a
Thargomindah. It is in the Mulga Lands bioregion and was established to protect a population of the rare plant Acacia ammophila.[1]
It has three lakes, two saline and one freshwater.
Birds
A 318 km2 area of the lake and its surrounds has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it has supported over 1% of the world populations of blue-billed ducks and red-necked avocets as well as populations of the biome-restricted inland dotterel, Bourke's parrot, slaty-backed thornbill, grey-headed honeyeater, black honeyeater, pied honeyeater, Hall's babbler, chirruping wedgebill and chestnut-breasted quail-thrush.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Morton, S.R.; Short, J.; & Barker, R.D. Refugia for Biological Diversity in Arid and Semi-arid Australia. Biodiversity Series, Paper No.4. Australian Government Dept of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts."Refugia for Biological Diversity in Arid and Semi-Arid Australia: 13.4 Lakes Numalla, Wyara and Bindegolly". Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ "IBA: Lake Bindegolly". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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