Paroo Floodplain and Currawinya Important Bird Area

Designations
Official nameCurrawinya Lakes
Designated11 March 1996
Reference no.791[1]
Official nameParoo River Wetlands
Designated13 September 2007
Reference no.1716[2]
A pair of pink-eared ducks swimming
The IBA is an important area for pink-eared ducks

The Paroo Floodplain and Currawinya Important Bird Area is a 7,874 km2 (3,040 sq mi) site comprising the floodplain and the associated wetlands of the Paroo River in north-western New South Wales and south-western Queensland, Australia. It includes extensive areas of the Paroo-Darling and Currawinya National Parks, both of which are listed under the Ramsar Convention as wetland sites of international importance, as well as of the Nocoleche Nature Reserve.[3]

  1. ^ "Currawinya Lakes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Paroo River Wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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