Erskine Island

Erskine Island
Geography
Location	Great Barrier Reef
Archipelago	Capricorn Group
Total islands	10
Country
Australia
State	Queensland
Local Government Area	Gladstone Regional Council

Erskine Island is a small coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef, located 60 kilometres northeast of Gladstone, Queensland and 17 km west-south-west of Heron Island. It is part of the Capricornia Cays National Park and of the Capricornia Cays Important Bird Area.^[1]

Flora and fauna

The Capricorn Silvereye, a small bird endemic to islands in the Capricorn-Bunker Group, is resident on Erskine. Loggerhead Turtles nest on the beaches. It is the type locality of the shrimp Periclimenes madreporae Bruce, 1969.

See also

List of islands of Australia

References

^ "IBA: Capricornia Cays". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-06-12.

Anon (2000). Capricornia Cays National Park and Capricornia Cays National Park (Scientific) Management Plan. Brisbane: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. ISBN 1037-4698. http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/managing_parks_and_forests/management_plans_and_strategies/pdf/capricornia-cays-national-park-and-scientific-2001.pdf.