Where is it?: Mungeranie Wetlands are along Derwent Creek on the Birdsville Track about 200km NNE of Marree.
Owner: Mungeranie Station
Property summary: Total area c. 200 hectares. Out of Hundreds – Allotment 11 and Part 102.
Landscape Management Region: South Australian Arid Lands
History: The Mungeranie wetland was created by artesian flow by a bore sunk on the Mungerannie Station in the early 1900’s.
Habitat: The wetland extends along Derwent Creek with the main body approximately 600 metres in length.
More information: Mungerannie Hotel Flinders Ranges Research
Total Species Recorded to Date: 142 (non-passerines 88, passerines 54)
Common Species: Eurasian Coot, Australasian Swamphen, Crested Pigeon, Galah, Little Corella, White-plumed Honeyeater, Magpielark
Less Common Species: Brolga, Red-kneed Dotterel, Gull-billed Tern, Eastern Barn Owl, Cockatiel, Restless Flycatcher, Rufous Songlark
Updated: 26/07/2021
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