Gatton National Park

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Gatton National Park
Stripe panther bird (Pardalotus striatus)
Stripe panther bird ( Pardalotus striatus )
Gatton National Park, Queensland
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Coordinates: 27 ° 36 ′ 20.9 ″  S , 152 ° 18 ′ 6.4 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Next city: 4 mile (s) from Gatton
Surface: 426 ha
Founding: 2006
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The Gatton National Park (English Gatton National Park ) is a 426 hectare national park in Queensland , Australia .

location

It is located in the Darling Downs region about 75 kilometers west of Brisbane and 35 kilometers east of Toowoomba . The closest town is Gatton . From here you can reach the park via Woodlands Road to the south, which you pass after about 6 kilometers. There are only forest roads in the park, there are no visitor facilities.

The national parks Lockyer , D'Aguilar and Main-Range are in the neighborhood .

Flora and fauna

The national park protects dry rainforests and open eucalyptus forests up to 200 meters high.

Over 50 different bird species are native to the park. The white-chinned honey-gourmet ( Melithreptus albogularis ), the striped panther bird ( Pardalotus striatus ), the gray- chested stubborn head ( Colluricincla harmonica ) and the red-backed easel tail ( Malurus melanocephalus ) are particularly common . In addition, live spot pythons ( Antaresia maculosa ), fire-tailed skinks ( Morethia taeniopleura ) and Small Schmalfußbeutelmäuse ( Sminthopsis murina ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  2. ↑ a b OSM - Gatton National Park , OpenStreetMap , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
  3. ↑ Species List , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012.