Shag Reef
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.
 The island is an important site for black-faced cormorants | |
  Shag Reef | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tasmania, Australia |
| Adjacent to | Bass Strait |
| Major islands | Tasmania |
| Area | 0.0124 km2 (0.0048 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
Location and features
The Shag Reef 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
- 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.
- "IBA: Shag Reef". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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