List of birds of the Houtman Abrolhos
The
breeding colonies of seabirds.[1] Around 90 species of seabird occur there, as well as three species of shore bird, and six species of land bird.[2]
| 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
|
| 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 |
References
- Corella. 18 (4): 97–113.
- ^ Storr, G. M., Johnstone, R. E. and Griffin, P. (1986). "Birds of the Houtman Abholhos, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum (Supplement No. 24).
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