New Year Island (Tasmania)
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New Year Island is an island game reserve with an area of 98.22 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s New Year Island Group which includes the much larger King Island,[1] lying north-west of Tasmania in Bass Strait. The island forms part of the King Island Important Bird Area because of its importance for breeding seabirds and waders.[2]
Fauna
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include Short-tailed Shearwater, Fairy Prion, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher. Reptiles include Tiger Snake, White's Skink, Metallic Skink and Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard. A species of mouse is present.[3]
References
Notes
- ^ Brothers et al, p.50.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: King Island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-07-16.
- ^ Brothers et al, pp.50-51.
Sources
- 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: 39°40′05″S 143°50′00″E / 39.66806°S 143.8333333°E / -39.66806; 143.8333333
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