- Councillor Island
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Councillor Island is an island with an area of 10.53 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s New Year Island Group,[1] which includes the much larger King Island, 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]
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Fauna
Breeding seabird and shorebird species include Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Fairy Prion, Common Diving-Petrel, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher, Black-faced Cormorant and Caspian Tern. Reptiles include Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard.[3]
References
Notes
- ^ Brothers et al (2001), p.53.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: King Island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-07-16.
- ^ Brothers et al (2001), pp.53-55.
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°50′S 144°09′E / 39.833°S 144.15°E
Categories:- Islands of Tasmania
- Bass Strait
- Important Bird Areas of Australia
- King Island (Tasmania)
- Tasmania geography stubs
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