• Source: Swain Reefs National Park

Swain Reefs is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 703 km (437 miles) north of Brisbane. It was established in 1995, and covers an area of 0.58 km2. It is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.




Fauna






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Nine small cays, with a combined area of 9 ha (22 acres), comprise the Swain Reefs Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because together they support over 1% of the world population of breeding roseate terns, and even larger numbers of non-breeding roseate terns, with up to 25,000 individuals recorded there. Other birds recorded on the cays include masked and brown boobies, silver gulls, black-naped, sooty, bridled, greater crested, lesser crested and little terns, black and common noddies, and lesser frigatebirds. Cays supporting seabirds include Gannet Cay (1.7 ha (4.2 acres)), Bylund Cay (0.6 ha (1.5 acres)), Thomas Cay (1 ha (2.5 acres)), Bacchi Cay (0.5 ha (1.2 acres)), Frigate Cay (2 ha (4.9 acres)), Price Cay (1.6 ha (4.0 acres)), Distant Cay (0.25 ha (0.62 acres)), Riptide Cay (0.25 ha (0.62 acres)) and Bell Cay (1.5 ha (3.7 acres)).




= Fish

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The rockcod (Epinephelus fuscomarginatus), which is popular in Australian cuisine, occurs here at depths of about 220 m (720 ft).




See also



Protected areas of Queensland




References






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Swains Reef

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar taman nasional di Australia
• Swain Reefs National Park
• The Percy Group, Queensland
• Great Barrier Reef
• Coral reef
• National Park Service
• Wuthara Island National Park
• Newry Islands National Park
• Springbrook National Park
• Two Islands National Park
• Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park