The Houtman Abrolhos, an island chain off the coast of Western Australia, is one of the most important areas in the world for breeding colonies of seabirds. Around 90 species of seabird occur there, as well as three species of shore bird, and six species of land bird.
Common name Scientific name Family Little penguin Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae Spheniscidae Wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Diomedeidae Grey-headed albatross Diomedea chrysostyoma Diomedeidae Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross Diomedea clororhychos Diomedeidae Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus Procellariidae Cape petrel Daption capense Procellariidae Great-winged petrel Pterodroma macroptera macroptera Procellariidae White-headed petrel Pterodroma lessonii Procellariidae Soft-plumaged petrel Pterodroma mollis mollis Procellariidae Prion (bird) Pachyptila spp. Procellariidae White-chinned petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Procellariidae Streaked shearwater Calonectris leucomelaena Procellariidae Flesh-footed shearwater Puffinus carneipes Procellariidae Wedge-tailed shearwater Puffinus pacificus Procellariidae Little shearwater Puffinus assimilis assimilis Procellariidae Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus Hydrobatidae White-faced storm petrel Oceanites marinus dulciae Hydrobatidae Red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricaeuda Phaethontidae White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Phaethontidae Australian pelican Pelicanus conspicillatus Pelecanidae Australasian gannet Morus serrator Sulidae Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae Phalacrocoracidae Pied cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Phalacrocoracidae Little pied cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Phalacrocoracidae Australasian darter Anthinga novaehollandiae Phalacrocoracidae White-faced heron Ardea nobaehollandiae Ardeidae Eastern reef egret Egretta sacra Ardeidae Black swan Cygnus atratus Anatidae Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Anatidae Grey teal Anas gibberifrons gracilis Anatidae White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Accipitridae Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus Accipitridae Nankeen kestrel Falco cenchroides cenchroides Falconidae Stubble quail Coturnix novaezelandiae pectoralis Phasianidae Abrolhos painted buttonquail Turnix varius scintillans Turnicidae Buff-banded rail Gallirallus philippensis mellori Rallidae Spotted crake Porzana fluminea Rallidae Spotless crake Porzana tabuensis Rallidae Pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris Haematopodidae Sooty oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus fuliginosus Haematopodidae Banded lapwing Vanellus tricolor Charadriidae Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola Charadriidae Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva Charadriidae Hooded plover Thinornis cucullatus Charadriidae Red-capped plover Charadrius ruficapillus Charadriidae Greater sand plover Charadrius leschenaultii Charadriidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus variegatus Scolopacidae Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis Scolopacidae Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa melanuroides Scolopacidae Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica baueri Scolopacidae Greenshank Tringa nebularia Scolopacidae Terek sandpiper Tringa terek Scolopacidae Common sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos Scolopacidae Grey-tailed tattler Tringa brevipes Scolopacidae Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres interpres Scolopacidae Great knot Calidris tenuirostris Scolopacidae Sanderling Calidris alba Scolopacidae Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis Scolopacidae Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata Scolopacidae Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Scolopacidae Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopis leucocephalus Recurvirostridae Banded stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephala Recurvirostridae Red-necked avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Recurvirostridae Oriental pratincole Glareola maldivarum Glareolidae Great skua Stercorarius skua lonnbergi Laridae Silver gull Larus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae Laridae Pacific gull Larus pacificus georgii Laridae Common noddy Anous stolidus pileatus Laridae Lesser noddy Anous tenuirostris melanops Laridae Caspian tern Sterna caspia Laridae Crested tern Sterna bergii Laridae Roseate tern Sterna dougallii Laridae Bridled tern Sterna anaethetus anaethetus Laridae Sooty tern Sterna fuscata Laridae Little tern Sterna sinensis Laridae Fairy tern Sterna nereis nereis Laridae Brush bronzewing Phaps elegans Columbidae Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Psittacidae Little corella Cacatua sanguinea Psittacidae Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis Cuculidae Western barn owl Tyto alba delicula Strigidae White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Apodidae Sacred kingfisher Halcyon sancta sancta Alcedinidae White-backed swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna Hirundinidae Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena Hirundinidae Richard's pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae australis Motacillidae Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Campephagidae Red-capped robin Petroica goodenovii Pachycephalidae Rufous whistler Pachycephala rufiventris rufiventris Pachycephalidae Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys Monarchidae White-browed scrubwren Sericornis frontalis balstoni Acanthizidae Little grassbird Megalurus gramineus Sylviidae Rufous songlark Cinclorhamphus mathewsi Sylviidae Brown songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Sylviidae Silvereye Zosterops lateralis gouldi Zosteropidae Australian raven Corvus coronoides perplexus Corvidae
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