The avifauna of Bishop and Clerk islets and its relationship to nearby Macquarie Island

A first comprehensive survey of seabirds at Bishop and Clerk islets conducted on 23 December 1993 recorded a total of 12 species. During a three-hour-long visit by helicopter, nine species were found breeding, mostly in nests on the ground, but also in burrows dug in shallow soil. These included the...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Main Authors: Brothers, N, Ledingham, R
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Royal Society of Tasmania
RST
Van Diemens Land
natural history
science
ecology
taxonomy
botany
zoology
geology
geography
papers & proceedings
Australia
UTAS Library
Burrows
The Islets
Bishop and Clerk Islets
Clerk Islets
Macquarie Island
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13318/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13318/4/2008_Brothers_avifauna.pdf
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Summary:A first comprehensive survey of seabirds at Bishop and Clerk islets conducted on 23 December 1993 recorded a total of 12 species. During a three-hour-long visit by helicopter, nine species were found breeding, mostly in nests on the ground, but also in burrows dug in shallow soil. These included the largest known colony of Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, in Australia. Ten bird species are now known to breed at the islets. Specics accounts are given including data on morphometries, abundance, habitats, breeding, threats, interspecific competition for space and unpublished information.

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