Egg Island, Horseshoe Reef
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Egg Island is a small island, with an area of 0.97 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the North Coast Group, lying in Bass Strait on Horseshoe Reef near Devonport in north-west Tasmania. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because of its globally significant colony of Black-faced Cormorants.[1]
[edit] Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird species include Little Penguin, Black-faced Cormorant (over 500 pairs), Silver Gull, Crested Tern and Caspian Tern.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "IBA: Egg Island (Bass Strait)". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
Coordinates: 41°09′S 146°25′E / 41.15°S 146.417°E
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