List of birds of the Houtman Abrolhos facts for kids
Terns, Pelsaert Island, 1895
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 |
| Australian 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 |
| 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Aves de Houtman Abrolhos para niños
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