Little Trefoil Island

Little Trefoil Island

Little Trefoil Island is a small island with an area of 0.64 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close to Cape Grim, Tasmania’s most north-westerly point, in Bass Strait.

Fauna

Breeding seabird and shorebird species include Little Penguin, Common Diving-Petrel, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher. The Metallic Skink is present.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]

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