The Mavourneen Rocks is a group of four steep, rocky
islets that lie within
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
The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...
region of
Tasmania, Australia. The islets have a combined area of approximately and are contained with the
Southwest National Park, part of the
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site[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 Mavourneen Rocks 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
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...
because of its importance for breeding seabirds.
Recorded breeding
seabird species are the
little penguin
The little penguin (''Eudyptula minor'') is a species of penguin from New Zealand. They are commonly known as little blue penguins or blue penguins owing to their slate-blue plumage and are also known by their Māori name .
The Australian lit ...
(20 pairs),
Pacific gull,
silver gull and
sooty oystercatcher.
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See also
* List of islands of Tasmania
References
Islands of South West Tasmania
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