Low Rocks and Sterna Island Important Bird Area

Low Rocks is a 4 ha islet with a covering of grass and low scrub. Sterna's vegetation is dominated by pindan wattle and Triodia microstachya, but there are also bare sandstone ledges used by nesting seabirds. Low Rocks is a nature reserve, while Sterna is unallocated crown land. Average annual rainfall in the area is about 900 mm.^[1]

The islands have been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because they support over 1% of the world population of roseate terns, with up to 4000 breeding pairs using the site.^[2] Other seabirds recorded as breeding in the IBA include crested and lesser crested terns, and pied cormorants.^[1]

14°05′37″S 125°47′23″E / 14.09361°S 125.78972°E / -14.09361; 125.78972

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