NOUN | a Cape Barren goose | Cape Barren geese | |
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- The Recherche Cape Barren goose ("Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea"), also known as the Cape Barren goose (southwestern), is large grazing bird found along the southern coast of Western Australia.
- Recorded breeding seabird, shorebird and waterbird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher and Cape Barren goose.
- Breeding seabird and shorebird species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. The Cape Barren goose has been recorded breeding.
- The archipelago has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it is the only breeding site for the western subspecies of Cape Barren goose known as the Recherche Cape Barren goose.
- The Cape Barren Goose, Cereopsis Novaehollandiae, was part of the first successful bird breeding programs at Serendip Sanctuary.
- Birds include the endangered western whipbird, western ground parrots, red-winged fairywren, Australian white ibis, and the rare southwestern Cape Barren goose on the coast.
- This area supports more than 1% of the world population of the Cape Barren goose, chestnut teal and the near threatened hooded plover.
- Other features that contributed to the declaration include the small breeding population of Australian sea lions on the North Neptune Islands, Australian sea lion haul out areas located on the South Neptune Islands, and the breeding/nesting populations of Cape Barren goose, white-bellied sea eagle, osprey and peregrine falcon.
- A large flock of over 50 geese resides on the island for much of the year. The Cape Barren Goose is classified as endangered.
- The islands have been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because they support over 1% of the global populations of the Cape Barren goose, short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, black-faced cormorant, sooty oystercatcher and Pacific gull.
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