Sugarloaf Rock (Mutton Bird Group)

Sugarloaf Rock (Mutton Bird Group)

Sugarloaf Rock is a steep, rocky island, with an area of 3.56 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Mutton Bird Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south-western coast of Tasmania. It is also part of the Southwest National Park, and thus within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). "Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features". Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the Short-tailed Shearwater (15,000 pairs), Fairy Prion (2000 pairs), Silver Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher. It is a haul-out site for Australian Fur Seals.

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