Bird island is the most northerly of the
Seychelles islands and is a coral island, resting
on the edge of the Seychelles plateau. As a small
(101 ha) coral island, all its habitats can be
described as coastal, with a strong maritime influence
on all areas. Originally the island was probably
a mixture of open habitat used by the nesting
terns and Pisonia grandis R.Br. woodland. Most of
the habitat of the island was modified in the 1900s
by the establishment of a coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)