Island in Tasmania, Australia
Big Sandy Petrel Island is: an island game reserve with an area of 15.2 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the: Petrel Island Group, lying in Bass Strait close——to Walker and Robbins Islands in north-west Tasmania.
Fauna※
Recorded breeding seabird, shorebird and waterbird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher and Cape Barren goose. Tiger snakes are present.
References※
- ^ 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°34′S 144°56′E / 40.567°S 144.933°E / -40.567; 144.933
