Great Bird Island is a tiny islet lying almost three kilometers north-east 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]

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Great Bird Island

Great Bird Island, Antigua Red-billed Tropicbirds (Phaethon aethereus).
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Geography
Location	Caribbean
Coordinates	17°08′42″N 61°43′27″W
Administration
Antigua and Barbuda
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
Private island Northeast coast. Marine Reserve. Area 20 acres (8.1 ha) Established 2005 Website Northeast Marine Management Area in Antigua and Barbuda

Great Bird Island

Location of Great Bird Island within Antigua and Barbuda.

Flora and Fauna

The island is the only place on Earth where you can see an Antiguan racer (Alsophis antiguae) in the wild. The entire world population of this snake no longer lives on just the one island. Named by sailors who were amazed at the number of birds that they found living and nesting there, Great Bird Island is a miniature paradise. As well as being the last refuge of the Antiguan racer, it is also home to a variety of other endangered creatures including the near-threatened lizard 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]}

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