Refugia for biological diversity in arid and semi-arid Australia
Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 4
S.R. Morton, J. Short and R.D. Barker, with an Appendix by G.F. Griffin and G. Pearce
Biodiversity Unit
Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, 1995
14. Refugia in New South Wales (continued)
14.3. Reference number NSW3
Refuge area: Bulloo Overflow
Biogeographic region: Channel Country
Type of refuge: Wetland
Lat./Long. 29°00’ to 29°45’S / 142°17’ to 143°16’E
Quality of refuge: Significant (2)
Area (km²): <10,000
Chief refuge value
A overflow wetland providing a wide range of habitats and a major drought refuge for waterbirds.
General description
An extensive terminal playa of the Bulloo River east of Tibooburra, inundated relatively frequently by the Bulloo and providing extensive breeding and refuge habitats for waterbirds 1, 2, 3.
ANZECC-listed species
None identified.
Regional endemics
None identified.
Relict species
None identified.
Other significant species
The freckled duck Stictonetta naevosa occurs1.
Key threats
None identified.
Land tenure
Pastoral leases.
Key references
1. Briggs (1977)
2. Kingsford et al. (1990)
3. Wettin et al. (1993)
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