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Michaelmas Cay

Cairns, Queensland  >  Australia

This small and vegetated coral reef island is a National Park and a protected sanctuary for migratory seabirds.

Aggiunto* da Andrea2
Ultimo aggiornamento 3 dicembre 2023

Descrizione

Michaelmas Cay is a low lying vegetated sand cay encircled by a spectacular fringing reef. The vegetated coral reef island is 360m long and 50m wide and rises to a height of 3.5m above sea level. It is home to at least 23 species of seabirds which makes the island one of the most significant bird sanctuaries on the Great Barrier Reef. At the height of nesting and breeding season (during Summer months) up to 20,000 birds have been observed. The island supports over 1% of the world populations of Lesser Crested Tern and Greater Crested Tern. Sooty Tern and Brown Noddy also breed on the island.

Dettagli

Accesso

Michaelmas Cay is located on the western tip of Michaelmas Reef 43 km north-east of Cairns and 17 km north of Green Island. From Cairns you have to book an organized tour to get to the island. See the links below.

Terreno e habitat

Mare

Caratteristiche dell’area

Terreno piano , Non ombreggiato

Percorso ad anello

No

È utile un cannocchiale?

No

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Estate

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Facile

Modalità di accesso

Barca

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

Link

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Mappa

Le 5 migliori specie

Greater Crested Tern
1. Greater Crested Tern
(Thalasseus bergii)
Lesser Crested Tern
2. Lesser Crested Tern
(Thalasseus bengalensis)
Brown Noddy
3. Brown Noddy
(Anous stolidus)
Black-naped Tern
4. Black-naped Tern
(Sterna sumatrana)
Brown Booby
5. Brown Booby
(Sula leucogaster)

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