Wildlife of Barrington Tops National Park
national park · Australia
Barrington Tops National Park is a national park in Australia covering about 766 km². Our database links 61 mammals and 179 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Barrington Tops National Park?
At least 61 mammal and 179 bird species are recorded at Barrington Tops National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Platypus, Spotted-tailed Quoll, Superb Lyrebird, Yellow-bellied Glider and Long-nosed Potoroo.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Large Forest Bat 1,102 rec.
- Australian Broad-toothed Rat 1,082 rec.
- Koala 798 rec.
- Southern Greater Glider 739 rec.
- Red-necked Pademelon 591 rec.
- Brown Antechinus 518 rec.
- Southern Forest Bat 512 rec.
- Gould's Long-eared Bat 413 rec.
- Eastern Forest Bat 330 rec.
- Chocolate Wattled Bat 324 rec.
- Swamp Wallaby 319 rec.
- Southern Myotis 318 rec.
- Australian Bush Rat 295 rec.
- Short-eared Brush-tailed Possum 284 rec.
- Common Brush-tailed Possum 188 rec.
- Spotted-tailed Quoll 165 rec.
- Long-nosed Bandicoot 163 rec.
- Long-nosed Potoroo 157 rec.
- Eastern Ring-tailed Possum 124 rec.
- Eastern False Pipistrelle 123 rec.
41 more mammals on the full list.
Birds most often recorded
- Superb Lyrebird 1,886 rec.
- Crimson Rosella 1,455 rec.
- White-throated Treecreeper 1,367 rec.
- Brown Thornbill 1,339 rec.
- Gray Fantail 1,289 rec.
- Pied Currawong 1,239 rec.
- White-browed Scrubwren 1,195 rec.
- Eastern Yellow Robin 985 rec.
- Golden Whistler 948 rec.
- Eastern Whipbird 905 rec.
- Gray Shrikethrush 838 rec.
- Spotted Pardalote 776 rec.
- Laughing Kookaburra 744 rec.
- Eastern Spinebill 744 rec.
- Lewin's Honeyeater 714 rec.
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater 702 rec.
- Striated Thornbill 676 rec.
- Australian King-Parrot 602 rec.
- Satin Bowerbird 592 rec.
- Black-faced Monarch 544 rec.
- Brown Gerygone 536 rec.
- Solomons Rufous Fantail 508 rec.
- Australian Brushturkey 478 rec.
- Superb Fairywren 468 rec.
- Silvereye 465 rec.
- Rufous Scrub-bird 459 rec.
- Red-browed Treecreeper 458 rec.
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo 456 rec.
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren 454 rec.
- Rose Robin 428 rec.
149 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Phytophthora Quarantine Area Keep Out 5 km · 76 species
- Mount Allyn Flora Reserve 11 km · 156 species
- Barrington Tops State Conservation Area 12 km · 214 species
- Mount Royal National Park 24 km · 168 species
- Forestry Management Areas in Chichester (FMZ2) Protected Area 26 km · 211 species
- Copeland Tops State Conservation Area 30 km · 169 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Barrington Tops National Park in our Australia guide.
GBIF download for Australia: doi:10.15468/dl.6qht72.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.