Native name: Temeteletta | |
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 Betsey Island is an important breeding site for little penguins | |
  Betsey Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | River Derwent |
| Coordinates | 43°03′S 147°29′E / 43.050°S 147.483°E |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Tasmania |
Betsey Island, along with the adjacent Little Betsey Island and Betsey Reef, forms a nature reserve with an area of 176 ha in south-eastern Australia. They are part of the Betsey Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the entrance to the River Derwent. It is classified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International; it is an important site for little penguins with an estimated 15,000 pairs breeding there,[1] short-tailed shearwaters (130,000-170,000 nesting burrows), and black-faced cormorants (over 200 breeding pairs).[2]
- ^ Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
- ^ "IBA: Betsey Island". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.