South East Mutton Bird Islet

South East Mutton Bird Islet
A Landsat image of the Mutton Bird Islands Group.
South East Mutton Bird Islet
Location off the south western coast of Tasmania
Geography
Location South western Tasmania
Coordinates 43°25′S 145°58′E / 43.417°S 145.967°E / -43.417; 145.967Coordinates: 43°25′S 145°58′E / 43.417°S 145.967°E / -43.417; 145.967
Archipelago Mutton Bird Islands Group
Adjacent bodies of water Southern Ocean
Area 0.52 ha (1.3 acres)[1]
Administration
Australia
State Tasmania
Region South West
Demographics
Population Unpopulated

South East Mutton Bird Islet is a steep unpopulated islet located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. Situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of where the mouth of Port Davey meets the Southern Ocean, the 0.52-hectare (1.3-acre) islet is one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The South East Mutton Bird Islet is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.[1][2]

Fauna

The islet 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 species are the short-tailed shearwater (250 pairs), fairy prion (1000 pairs), black-faced cormorant and silver gull.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Small Southern Islands Conservation Management Statement 2002" (PDF). Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  2. 1 2 Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X.
  3. ↑ "IBA: Port Davey Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2011.


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