Partridge Island (Tasmania)
- Partridge Island (Tasmania)
Partridge Island is an island with an area of 103 ha in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Partridge Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland. It is part of the South Bruny National Park.[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] ]Flora and fauna
The vegetation is mainly dry eucalypt forest with a grassy understorey. Little Penguins breed on the island. The endangered Forty-spotted Pardalote is present. European Rabbits were introduced to the island but have since been eradicated. The Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard has been recorded.References
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