Publication Date
1981
Series Number
Fisheries Report 44
Publisher
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Between 1977 and 1981, 58 species of birds were recorded at Pelsart Island. Fifteen sea birds and one land bird were recorded breeding
Pelsart Island is one of the most important sea bird breeding islands in Australia and the World. Birds of special significance which breed there include the Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris, the Common Noddy Anous stolidus, the Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata, the Osprey Pandion haliaetus and the White~breasted Sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster. The Lesser Noddy colony disappeared between 1899 and 1907 during a period of intense guano mining. It re-established sometime between 1913 and 1936 and since 1954 it has expanded to include almost all mangrove areas on the island. There are seventeen Osprey and Sea-eagle nests on Pelsart and in 1977 there were 7 breeding pairs of Osprey and two of Sea-eagle
Because of its high nature conservation values Pelsart Island should be afforded the greatest protection from interference.
Number of Pages
42
Keywords
Birds, Pelsart Island, Western Australia
Disciplines
Animal Sciences | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Poultry or Avian Science | Survival Analysis | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Fuller, P J,
Burbidge, A A,
and
Wells, A G.
(1981), Fisheries Report No 44 - The Birds of Pelsart Island Western Australia. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Western Australia, Perth. Report Fisheries Report 44.
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