Actaeon Island

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Actaeon Island Group

The Actaeon Island Group consists of:

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Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and sooty oystercatcher. European rabbits occur on the island and seals occasionally haul-out there. The metallic skink is present.[2] The endangered orange-bellied parrot is historically from the Actaeon Island.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania (1920), p.129.
  2. a b Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. Template:ISBN
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