Shag Reef

Shag Reef

The island is an important site for black-faced cormorants
Shag Reef
Geography
Location Tasmania, Australia
Adjacent bodies of water Bass Strait
Major islands Tasmania
Area 0.0124 km2 (0.0048 sq mi)
Administration
Australia

Shag Reef, part of the Sister Islands Conservation Area, is a small granite island, with an area of 1.24 hectares (3.1 acres) located in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.

Location and features

The Shag Reed is located north of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group.[1] The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports over 1% of the world population of black-faced cormorants, with 500-600 individual birds.[2] As well as the cormorants, seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include silver and Pacific gulls, Caspian terns and sooty oystercatchers.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands : seabirds and other natural features. Hobart, Tasmania: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
  2. ↑ "IBA: Shag Reef". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 2011-10-06.


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