Flinders Ranges National Park

🇦🇺 Australia

🦘 Watch Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies Forage

🌍 #168 Global · 3.6 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #13 in Oceania #10 in Desert & Scrub

Australia, Australia 487 spp. recorded

Flinders Ranges National Park is an ancient mountain sanctuary set within the dry interior of South Australia, defined by dramatic quartzite ridges, deep eroded gorges, and sparse arid vegetation. Unlike the coastal wetlands or tropical forests of the continent, this rugged upland terrain offers open stony tracks winding through dry creek beds and rocky slopes.

-31.342° S 138.667° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

Petrogale xanthopus

80–90% · Very likely

Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink

Liopholis personata

40–50% · Likely

Wallaroo

Macropus robustus

70–80% · Very likely

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius

80–90% · Very likely

Australian Raven

Corvus coronoides

80–90% · Very likely

Swift Rock Dragon

Ctenophorus modestus

80–90% · Very likely

Yellow-throated Miner

Manorina flavigula

70–80% · Very likely

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

70–80% · Very likely

Weebill

Smicrornis brevirostris

60–70% · Likely

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

60–70% · Likely

Inland Thornbill

Acanthiza apicalis

60–70% · Likely

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

50–60% · Likely

Gray Shrikethrush

Colluricincla harmonica

50–60% · Likely

Red-capped Robin

Petroica goodenovii

50–60% · Likely

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

Petrogale xanthopus

80–90% · Very likely

Wallaroo

Macropus robustus

70–80% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

60–70% · Likely

Western Grey Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

50–60% · Likely

Western Quoll

Dasyurus geoffroii

40–50% · Likely

Blue Flier (Females)

Macropus rufus

40–50% · Possible

Common Brushtail

Trichosurus vulpecula

30–40% · Possible

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Insufficient data

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Insufficient data

Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius

80–90% · Very likely

Australian Raven

Corvus coronoides

80–90% · Very likely

Yellow-throated Miner

Manorina flavigula

70–80% · Very likely

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

70–80% · Very likely

Weebill

Smicrornis brevirostris

60–70% · Likely

Inland Thornbill

Acanthiza apicalis

60–70% · Likely

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

50–60% · Likely

Gray Shrikethrush

Colluricincla harmonica

50–60% · Likely

Red-capped Robin

Petroica goodenovii

50–60% · Likely

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

50–60% · Likely

Rufous Whistler

Pachycephala rufiventris

50–60% · Likely

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

Acanthagenys rufogularis

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink

Liopholis personata

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Swift Rock Dragon

Ctenophorus modestus

80–90% · Very likely

Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa

40–50% · Likely

Gould's Goanna

Varanus gouldii

40–50% · Likely

Tree Skink

Egernia striolata

40–50% · Likely

Barking Gecko

Underwoodisaurus milii

30–40% · Possible

Boulenger's Snake-eyed Skink

Morethia boulengeri

30–40% · Possible

Southern Rock Dtella

Gehyra lazelli

30–40% · Possible

Central Bearded Dragon

Pogona vitticeps

30–40% · Possible

Common Prickly Gecko

Heteronotia binoei

30–40% · Possible

Red-barred Crevice-dragon

Ctenophorus vadnappa

20–30% · Possible

Nobbi

Diporiphora nobbi

20–30% · Possible

Eastern tree dtella

Gehyra versicolor

20–30% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Crinia flindersensis

30–40% · Possible

Spotted Grass Frog

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

20–30% · Possible

Desert Tree Frog

Litoria rubella

20–30% · Possible

Animal Events

🦌

Rock-wallaby Dawn Foraging

MarJunJul

Cooler morning temperatures encourage the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby and wallaroo to emerge from rocky crevices to sunbathe and feed on sparse vegetation.

Wallaroo

Macropus robustus

70–80% · Very likely

Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

Petrogale xanthopus

80–90% · Very likely

🐦

Bird Breeding Peak

Mar

Following seasonal temperature drops, resident honeyeaters and corvids such as the Yellow-throated Miner and Australian Magpie increase vocalizations and territorial display behaviors.

Yellow-throated Miner

Manorina flavigula

70–80% · Very likely

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

70–80% · Very likely

🦎

Reptile Emergence

SepOctNov

Warming spring sunshine prompts ectotherms like the Shingleback Lizard and Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink to leave their winter shelters and bask on exposed sandstone.

Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa

40–50% · Likely

Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink

Liopholis personata

40–50% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

90–100

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

90–100

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

90–100

Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink

20–30

10–20

40–50

40–50

30–40

10–20

20–30

40–50

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

30–40

70–80

80–90

70–80

60–70

70–80

80–90

70–80

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

Wedge-tailed Eagle

50–60

60–70

70–80

40–50

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

60–70

Australian Ringneck

80–90

80–90

90–100

80–90

80–90

90–100

90–100

70–80

90–100

80–90

70–80

80–90

Australian Raven

80–90

60–70

90–100

80–90

60–70

90–100

90–100

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

Swift Rock Dragon

70–80

80–90

70–80

80–90

40–50

40–50

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

Yellow-throated Miner

70–80

80–90

90–100

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

60–70

70–80

Australian Magpie

70–80

80–90

90–100

70–80

60–70

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

80–90

50–60

70–80

80–90

60–70

50–60

80–90

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

Short-beaked Echidna

70–80

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

70–80

70–80

50–60

60–70

40–50

80–90

60–70

Inland Thornbill

50–60

50–60

80–90

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

40–50

60–70

40–50

60–70

60–70

40–50

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

Gray Shrikethrush

50–60

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

40–50

40–50

Red-capped Robin

40–50

60–70

50–60

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

40–50

40–50

60–70

60–70

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

60–70

50–60

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

40–50

Animal Events

🦌 Rock-wallaby Dawn Foraging

🐦 Bird Breeding Peak

🦎 Reptile Emergence

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good

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Biodiversity

Good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

3.6 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

290

🐒 Mammals

46

🦎 Reptiles

144

🐸 Amphibians

7

487 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

13 Threatened 299 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.6 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

73%

📊

Coverage (121 species at ≥5% of 487 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

25%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (8 bird, 3 mammal, 1 reptile)

47% Global avg

65%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

74

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

10

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High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

30

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