4-586: The Hunter Island Group Important Bird Area comprises several islands in the Hunter Island Group and Trefoil Island Group lying off the north-western coast of Tasmania , Australia . Collectively, they have an area of 152 km. They have been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because they support over 1% of the world populations of Cape Barren geese , short-tailed shearwaters , black-faced cormorants , sooty oystercatchers and Pacific gulls . The IBA also supports
8-506: The critically endangered orange-bellied parrot on its migration route between Tasmania and mainland south-eastern Australia. Most of Tasmania's endemic bird species breed in the IBA. 40°28′46″S 144°49′44″E / 40.47944°S 144.82889°E / -40.47944; 144.82889 This Tasmania geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hunter Island Group The Hunter Island ,
12-547: The main island of the Hunter Island Group, is a 7,330-hectare (18,100-acre) island , located in Bass Strait , that lies between King Island and north-west Tasmania , Australia. The island is located near Three Hummock Island , several kilometres off the north-west coast of Tasmania. The island is run as a cattle property and there is a homestead on the island. A privately owned barge is used for transport to Smithton on
16-616: The north coast of Tasmania. The island is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) long, and 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) wide at its widest point. The East India Ship Phatisalam was wrecked on the island in 1821. The Hunter Island Group includes: The island forms part of the Hunter Island Group Important Bird Area because it lies on the migration route of the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot between south-west Tasmania and mainland south-eastern Australia. This Tasmania geography article
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