- Maatsuyker Island
Maatsuyker Island is a 186 ha island in south-eastern
Australia . It is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south-western coast ofTasmania . It is also part of theSouthwest National Park , and thus within theTasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site . It is the site of the Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse.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]Flora and fauna
The vegetation is dominated by the woody shrub "
Leptospermum scoparium ", or Tea Tree, which covers most parts of the island, reaching a canopy height of 6 m in sheltered places.Recorded breeding
seabird andwader species are theLittle Penguin (700 pairs),Short-tailed Shearwater (800,000 pairs),Sooty Shearwater ,Fairy Prion (5000 pairs),Common Diving-Petrel (10,000 pairs),Soft-plumaged Petrel ,Pacific Gull ,Silver Gull andSooty Oystercatcher . TheSwamp Antechinus has been recorded. The island is a haul-out site for theAustralian Fur Seal and a breeding site for theNew Zealand Fur Seal . It is visited bySouthern Elephant Seal s, which occasionally breed there.Reptile s recorded include theMetallic Skink ,Three-lined Skink andTasmanian Tree Skink .References
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