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'''Egg Island''' is a small island, with an area of 0.97 [[hectare|ha]], in south-eastern [[Australia]]. It is part of the North Coast Group, lying in [[Bass Strait]] on Horseshoe Reef near [[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]] in north-west [[Tasmania]]. It has been identified as an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) because of its globally significant [[seabird colony|colony]] of black-faced cormorants.<ref>{{cite web |
'''Egg Island''' is a small island, with an area of 0.97 [[hectare|ha]], in south-eastern [[Australia]]. It is part of the North Coast Group, lying in [[Bass Strait]] on Horseshoe Reef near [[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]] in north-west [[Tasmania]]. It has been identified as an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) because of its globally significant [[seabird colony|colony]] of black-faced cormorants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Egg Island (Bass Strait) |accessdate=2011-06-19 |work=Birdata |first= |last= |publisher=Birds Australia |date= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |archivedate=2011-07-06 |df= }}</ref> |
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Wright Island is nearby. |
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Revision as of 06:24, 21 December 2016
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] Wright Island is nearby.
Fauna
Recorded breeding seabird species include little penguin, black-faced cormorant (over 500 pairs), silver gull, crested tern and Caspian tern.[2]
References
- ^ "IBA: Egg Island (Bass Strait)". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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
41°09′S 146°25′E / 41.150°S 146.417°E
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