Brindingabba National Park

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Brindingabba National Park, about 2 hours from Bourke, bursts with colour. See red kangaroos, green budgies, pink cockatoos and heaps of yellow flowers on a scenic drive, then camp out under the stars.

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Wildlife is booming at Brindingabba National Park, located near the New South Wales–Queensland border on Budjiti and Kurnu Baakandji Country. You have a good chance of seeing red kangaroos and a huge variety of birds, including emus. You could be lucky enough to spot a brolga with its distinctive orange head. 

Arrive by the scenic Hungerford-Bourke Road which is part of the Dowling Track outback driving route through channel country. Then drive around tree-lined creeks, red clay deserts, grasslands, woodlands and the mulga plains of outback NSW.

There are lots of places to stop and train your binoculars or camera on the wildlife, scenery and wildflowers. Woodlands are a haven for birds including rare grey-crowned babblers, Hall’s babblers and mistletoe birds. Among the trees or on the grasslands you could find an echidna foraging among the leaf litter. Stop by a waterhole for an early evening or morning bird watching session and you may see zebra finches and rainbow bee-eaters.

The park is ablaze with colour from late Autumn to early Spring, when yapunyah and lancewood trees have cascades of bright yellow flowers and wildflowers on the mulga shrubland range in colour from lilac and pink to white to reddish brown. Sunsets are often spectacular, and you can vie with your friends as to who can take the best photo.

The park has many Aboriginal cultural items such as wells and stone artefacts. Please keep to marked tracks to avoid disturbing them.

After your outback adventure, pitch a tent at the campground and stretch out on the ground under a carpet of stars.

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Brindingabba National Park is a special place. Here are just some of the reasons why:

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    Animals

    • Emu, Paroo Darling National Park. Photo: John Spencer

      Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

      The largest of Australian birds, the emu stands up to 2m high and is the second largest bird in the world, after the ostrich. Emus live in pairs or family groups. The male emu incubates and rears the young, which will stay with the adult emus for up to 2 years.

    • Red kangaroo, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer

      Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

      The red kangaroo is one of the most iconic Australian animals and the largest marsupial in the world. Large males have reddish fur and can reach a height of 2m, while females are considerably smaller and have blue-grey fur. Red kangaroos are herbivores and mainly eat grass.

    • Echidna. Photo: Ken Stepnell

      Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

      One of only 2 egg-laying mammals in the world, the short-beaked echidna is one of the most widespread of Australian native animals. Covered in spines, or quills, they’re equipped with a keen sense of smell and a tube-like snout which they use to break apart termite mounds in search of ants.

    • Wedge-tailed eagle. Photo: Kelly Nowak

      Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax)

      With a wingspan of up to 2.5m, the wedge-tailed eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey. These Australian animals are found in woodlands across NSW, and have the ability to soar to heights of over 2km. If you’re bird watching, look out for the distinctive diamond-shaped tail of the eagle.

    • Tawny frogmouth. Photo: Rosie Nicolai

      Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

      Found throughout Australia, the tawny frogmouth is often mistaken for an owl due to its wide, powerful beak, large head and nocturnal hunting habits. The ‘oom oom oom’ call of this native bird can be heard echoing throughout a range of habitats including heath, woodlands and urban areas.

    Plants

    • Mulga. Photo: Jaime Plaza

      Mulga (Acacia aneura)

      Mulga are hardy Australian native plants found throughout inland Australia. With an unusually long tap root, the mulga is able to withstand long periods of drought.

    • River red gum, Murrumbidgee Valley National Park. Photo: Paul Childs

      River red gum (Eucalpytus camaldulensis)

      Australian native plants, majestic river red gum trees are widespread across Australian inland river systems. The river red gum is a dominant tree species of the Murray-Darling basin which spans NSW, Queensland and Victoria. This iconic native eucalypt grows to a height of 30m and is thought to have a lifespan up to 500-1000 years.

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