title: South West Mutton Bird Islet
text: # South West Mutton Bird Islet
  
  South West Mutton Bird Islet is a dome-shaped unpopulated islet 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 0.52-hectare (1.3-acre) islet is one of the eight islands that comprise the Mutton Bird Islands Group. The South West Mutton Bird Islet is part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.
  
  The highest point of Mutton Bird Island is 28 metres (92 ft) above sea level.
  
  ## 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. Recorded breeding seabird species are the short-tailed shearwater, (1000 pairs) and fairy prion (200 pairs).
  
  