Mutton Bird Island

This article is about the island in Tasmania, Australia. For the islands in New Zealand, see Tītī / Muttonbird Islands.

Mutton Bird Island is an irregularly shaped unpopulated island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 44-hectare (110-acre) is the largest of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The Mutton Bird Island is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.^[1][2]

Mutton Bird Island

A Landsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group; the Mutton Bird Island is the largest island that is located closest to the coast.
Mutton Bird Island Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location	South western Tasmania
Coordinates	43°25′12″S 145°57′58″E
Archipelago	Mutton Bird Islands Group
Adjacent to	Southern Ocean
Area	44 ha (110 acres)[1]
Highest elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South West
Demographics
Population	Unpopulated

The highest point of Mutton Bird Island is 40 metres (130 ft) above sea level.

Fauna

The island is part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.^[3] Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin (3,000 pairs), short-tailed shearwater, (530,000 pairs), fairy prion (2,500 pairs), Pacific gull, silver gull and sooty oystercatcher. Reptiles present are the metallic skink and Tasmanian tree skink.^[2]

See also

• Australia portal
• Islands portal

• List of islands of Tasmania