Rabbit Island (Chatham Islands)
Rabbit Island is a rocky islet lying off Tarawhenua Point on the north-west coast of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group of New Zealand. About 300 m long by 200 m across, its highest point is 44 m above sea level. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the critically endangered Chatham and endangered Pitt shags.[1][2]
Tarawhenua Pt and Rabbit Island in centre. Sugar Loaf and Mangere Islands behind
Pitt shag, illustrated by Keulemans
See also
References
- "Chatham Islands (Rabbit Island)". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- Debski, Igor; Bell, Mike; Palmer, Dan. "MCSPOP2010-02 Chatham Island and Pitt Island Shag census 2011" (PDF). Department of Conservation, New Zealand. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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