Cygnet Island

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Sooty oystercatcher standing on rocks
Sooty oystercatchers nest on the island
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Cygnet Island is the rightmost tiny island next to Little Swan Island

Cygnet Island is a small islet, with an area of <0.5 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania.[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant.[1]

Other islands in the Waterhouse Group with breeding seabirds include:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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

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