| Walker Island | |
| Map: | Australia Tasmania |
| Map Width: | 280 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Label: | Walker Island |
| Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | -43.63°N 146.27°W |
| Location: | South West Tasmania |
| Waterbody: | Southern Ocean |
| Area Ha: | 15 |
| Length M: | --> |
| Width M: | --> |
| Coastline M: | --> |
| Country: | Australia |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Tasmania |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | South West |
| Population: | Unpopulated |
Walker Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The 15ha island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprise part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1] [2]
Walker Island is part of the Maatsuyker Island Group Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds.[3] Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin (2-300 pairs), short-tailed shearwater (146,000 pairs), fairy prion (3,000 pairs), common diving-petrel (500 pairs), silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. The island is a haul-out site for the Australian fur seal and an occasional breeding site for the New Zealand fur seal. The Tasmanian tree skink is present.[2]