nationalparkodyssey.blogspot.com Web excerpt · 2019
“Despite the dry riverbed in the gorge we spotted a fair bit of wildlife including kangaroos, lizards and emus.”
Pilliga National Park
🇦🇺 Australia
Oceania, Australia 488 spp. recorded
Pilliga National Park lies in the tropical savanna of north‑west New South Wales, Australia. The park spreads over rolling sand dunes, dry sclerophyll woodlands and scattered mulga, creating a fire‑adapted open landscape that contrasts with the rain‑forested parks of the coast.
-30.527° S 149.250° E
🦜 Nature
152 Species sighted
947 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Nov Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
Recent sightings in Pilliga National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a dayavg 7 year-round
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Jan8.9
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Feb—
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Mar0.7
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Apr0.3
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May9.8
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Jun7.7
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Jul9.6
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Aug11
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Sep0.2
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Oct11
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Nov10
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DecSighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Coghill Bore
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Grey Fantail~50%+20%
Jacky Winter~50%+30%
White-throated Treecreeper~50%+10%
Rufous Whistler~50%+20%
Gray Shrikethrush~40%+10%
Noisy Friarbird~30%≈
Willie Wagtail~30%≈
Eastern Yellow Robin~30%≈
White-plumed Honeyeater~30%-10%
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater~20%-10%
Yellow-faced Honeyeater~20%-20%
Spotted Pardalote~10%-10%
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Low
Typical stay
1
dayTrails
Easy
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
-20°
0° 0
20° 300
40° 600 mm
Jan58Feb38Mar79Apr35May38Jun43Jul28Aug36Sep47Oct69Nov67Dec51
0.0 Moderate
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.4
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 306
🐒 Mammals 51
🦎 Reptiles 110
🐸 Amphibians 21
488 Total Species
810 Global average across 340 parks
16 Threatened 264 Endemic
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Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.4
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
45% 📊
Coverage (97 species at ≥5% of 488 in the inventory)
20% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (4 amphibian, 4 reptile, 3 bird, 1 mammal)
94% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
66 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
12 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
8 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
2.0
Climate Mixed Medium
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Low High
Trails Easy High
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
Your review
Before you go
What animals can you see in Pilliga National Park?
488 species
Pilliga National Park has 488 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Blue Frog (about 60%), White-throated Treecreeper (about 40%), Yellow-faced Honeyeater (about 40%), White-plumed Honeyeater (about 40%) and Gray Shrikethrush (about 40%).
When is the best time to visit Pilliga National Park for wildlife?
June, September and November–December
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 40% on a given day, against about 30% in February and July–August.
Can you see a Yellow-faced Honeyeater in Pilliga National Park?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-faced Honeyeater sighting in Pilliga National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is August (about 50%).
Can you see a Blue Frog in Pilliga National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Frog sighting in Pilliga National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February and April (about 70%).
Is Pilliga National Park good for wildlife watching?
2.6 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Pilliga National Park rates 2.6/5: 334th of 340 parks worldwide and 28th in Oceania. 6 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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