Little Trefoil Island

Little Trefoil Island is a small island with an area of 0.64 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close to Cape Grim, Tasmania's most north-westerly point, in Bass Strait.[1]

The island is a breeding site for sooty oystercatchers

Fauna

The island forms part of the Hunter Island Group Important Bird Area.[2] Breeding seabird and shorebird species include little penguin, common diving-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. The metallic skink is present.[1]

References
  1. 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
  2. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hunter Island Group. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-07-09.


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