Great Bird Island (Antigua and Barbuda)
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Great Bird Island
Location of Great Bird Island within Antigua and Barbuda.
Great Bird Island is a tiny islet lying 2.5 kilometers off the northeast coast of Antigua. Measuring just 20 acres (81,000 m2), it is smaller than most city parks. It is a private island but open to the public.[1]
Flora and Fauna
The island is the only place on Earth where you can see an
Pholidoscelis griswoldi, brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), West Indian whistling ducks and red-billed tropicbirds (Phaethon aethereus).[2]
Hundreds of black rats lived there until recently.[citation needed]
References
- ^ (in French) Great Bird Island (Antigua) www.sea-seek.com
- ^ Bob Downing Antigua offers 365 beaches full of sand, sights and water sports for travelers Akron Beacon Journal Jul 10, 2011