Wildlife of Litchfield National Park
national park · Australia
Litchfield National Park is a national park in Australia covering about 1,457 km². Our database links 36 mammals and 180 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Litchfield National Park?
At least 36 mammal and 180 bird species are recorded at Litchfield National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Agile Wallaby, Rainbow Bee-eater and Black Flying Fox.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Orange Diamond-faced Bat 99 rec.
- Northern Quoll 81 rec.
- Australian Pale Field Rat 67 rec.
- Northern Brown Bandicoot 59 rec.
- Common Australian Rock Rat 56 rec.
- Grassland Mosaic-tailed Rat 50 rec.
- Northern Delicate Mouse 36 rec.
- Agile Wallaby 33 rec.
- Kakadu Pebble Mouse 32 rec.
- Western Red-cheeked Dunnart 28 rec.
- Australian Long-fingered Bat 21 rec.
- Western Chestnut Mouse 17 rec.
- Eurasian Wild Pig 17 rec.
- Common Dusky Roundleaf Bat 17 rec.
- Common Wallaroo 15 rec.
- Black-footed Tree Rat 15 rec.
- Water Buffalo 14 rec.
- Fawn Antechinus 13 rec.
- Common Sheath-tailed Bat 12 rec.
- Black Flying Fox 12 rec.
16 more mammals on the full list.
Birds most often recorded
- Torresian Crow 722 rec.
- Peaceful Dove 644 rec.
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 627 rec.
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike 616 rec.
- Bar-shouldered Dove 591 rec.
- Rainbow Bee-eater 553 rec.
- Great Bowerbird 540 rec.
- White-throated Honeyeater 538 rec.
- Spangled Drongo 500 rec.
- Red-collared Lorikeet 488 rec.
- Mistletoebird 478 rec.
- Brown Honeyeater 475 rec.
- Silver-crowned Friarbird 454 rec.
- Dusky Myzomela 453 rec.
- Red-winged Parrot 396 rec.
- Whistling Kite 370 rec.
- Blue-winged Kookaburra 360 rec.
- Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo 357 rec.
- Varied Triller 354 rec.
- White-gaped Honeyeater 347 rec.
- Rufous Whistler 318 rec.
- Blue-faced Honeyeater 316 rec.
- Forest Kingfisher 316 rec.
- Black Kite 309 rec.
- Northern Fantail 303 rec.
- Green Oriole 282 rec.
- Shining Flycatcher 278 rec.
- Leaden Flycatcher 276 rec.
- Striated Pardalote 275 rec.
- Little Friarbird 273 rec.
150 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Manton Dam Recreation Area 53 km · 195 species
- Daly River (Mt Nancar) Conservation Area 58 km · 172 species
- Blackmore River Conservation Reserve 61 km · 163 species
- Berry Springs Nature Park 65 km · 205 species
- Territory Wildlife Park / Berry Springs Other Conservation Area 66 km · 135 species
- Adelaide River Foreshore Conservation Area 68 km · 197 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Litchfield 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.