King is an
interim Australian bioregion which includes
King Island, the
Hunter Islands,
Robbins Island, and the north-western tip of
Tasmania
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. The bioregion covers .
King Island, located at the western entrance to
Bass Strait, is home to a range of native plants and animals, some of which are under threat of extinction. Plant species under threat include, but are not restricted to, native orchids and ferns, whilst the animal species include the locally endemic threatened birds, the
King Island brown thornbill (''Acanthiza pusilla archibaldi'') and
King Island scrubtit (''Acanthornis magna greeniana'').
See also
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Ecoregions in Australia
An ecoregion (ecological region) or ecozone (ecological zone) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of l ...
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Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
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Regions of Tasmania
In the Australian state of Tasmania, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Furneaux Islands, the coastline, or the ...
References
Further reading
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King Island
IBRA regions
King Island (Tasmania)
Flora of Tasmania
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