The Fitzroy Islands comprise a group of four rocky
islets that lie within the upper reaches of Payne Bay in
Port Davey
Port Davey is an oceanic inlet located in the south west region of Tasmania, Australia.
Port Davey was named in honour of Thomas Davey, a former Governor of Tasmania. Port Davey is contained within the Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Natur ...
, an
oceanic inlet, located in the
south west
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region of
Tasmania
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, Australia. The islands have a combined area of approximately and are contained with the
Southwest National Park, part of the
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
[Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). ''Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features''. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ] and the Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve.
Features and location
Part of the
Breaksea Islands Group, the Fitzroy Islands are part of the
Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
The Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area comprises over 20 small, rocky islands scattered both within, and in the vicinity of, the mouth of Port Davey, an inlet on the south-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. They all lie within the Southw ...
, so identified by
BirdLife International
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because of its importance for breeding seabirds.
Recorded breeding
seabird
Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same enviro ...
species are the
silver gull,
sooty oystercatcher and
Caspian tern.
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See also
* List of islands of Tasmania
References
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Islands of Tasmania
South West Tasmania
Protected areas of Tasmania