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Site 9. Currawinya National Park (Stock Route)
STOCK ROUTE NUMBER: U510
PRIORITY SPECIES: Animals:
painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta).
RATING: BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT
SHIRE COUNCIL: BULLOO SHIRE
The stock route that runs through Currawinya National Park is narrow, unused, and
the connectivity is continuous. Painted honeyeaters (Grantiella picta) are regularly
sighted along the route and feed on the mistletoe Amyema quandang (Plate 39),
which grows prolifically on the mulga trees.
Plate 39. The mistletoe Amyema quandang (Photo: B. Walsh).
THREATS: The major threats to this site are browsing by goats (that can prevent
regeneration of mulga on which the mistletoe Amyema quandang grows), and
predation of native fauna by feral cats. Inappropriate fire regime is a potential threat.
It is possible that apiary activities outside the park may be competing with the painted
honeyeaters for nectar as a food source.
CURRENT MANAGEMENT: This stock route comes under the management of
Currawinya National Park.
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