Seacrow Islet is a small island with an area of 1.56 hectares (3.9 acres), 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.

Fauna

Breeding seabird and shorebird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The Cape Barren goose has been recorded breeding.[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

40°37′S 144°44′E / 40.617°S 144.733°E / -40.617; 144.733


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