Pearce, Urquhart and Hervey Islands Important Bird Area

- 15.499444136.931667Koordinaten: 15 ° 29 ' 58 "S, 136 ° 55' 54" E

The Pearce, Urquhart and Hervey Islands Important Bird Area, an Important Bird Area in the Northern Territory in Australia, consists of three small neighboring islands with a common protective zone of 9 ha in the western part of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The three islands are a part of the Sir Edward Pellew Islands -. They are located northeast of the North - Iceland - archipelago.

Description

The islands are a traditional Aboriginal land. Pearce Islet is only covered by sparse vegetation. Hervey Rocks is a small, partially vegetated, rocky islet with a small Spit. Urquhart Iceland is a fairly large, flat, round and covered island, which was formed by rocks and Rifftrümmern.

Birds

These islands are by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA ) recognized because more than 1 % of the world population of Eilseeschwalbe (more than 50,000 birds) and the roseate tern breeding (more than 17,500 birds) there, as Zügelseeschwalben and black neck - terns.

Eilseeschwalbe

Zügelseeschwalbe

Black-necked Tern

The islands are also visited by sea turtles as flatback turtle, green turtle and leatherback turtles to lay their eggs.