page_title: Betsey Island
hierarchical_section_title: Betsey Island
caption_attribution_description: Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) family exiting burrow, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
context_page_description: Betsey Island, along with the adjacent Little Betsey Island and Betsey Reef, forms a nature reserve with an area of 176 ha in south-eastern Australia. They are part of the Betsey Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the entrance to the River Derwent. It is classified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International; it is an important site for little penguins with an estimated 15,000 pairs breeding there, short-tailed shearwaters, and black-faced cormorants.
context_section_description: Betsey Island, along with the adjacent Little Betsey Island and Betsey Reef, forms a nature reserve with an area of 176 ha in south-eastern Australia.  They are part of the Betsey Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the entrance to the River Derwent.  It is classified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International; it is an important site for little penguins with an estimated 15,000 pairs breeding there, short-tailed shearwaters (130,000-170,000 nesting burrows), and black-faced cormorants (over 200 breeding pairs).
caption: Betsey Island is an important breeding site for little penguins
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