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.[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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae | Spheniscidae | ||
| Diomedea exulans | Diomedeidae | ||
| Diomedea chrysostyoma | Diomedeidae | ||
| Diomedea clororhychos | Diomedeidae | ||
| Macronectes giganteus | Procellariidae | ||
| Daption capense | Procellariidae | ||
| Pterodroma macroptera macroptera | Procellariidae | ||
| Pterodroma lessonii | Procellariidae | ||
| Pterodroma mollis mollis | Procellariidae | ||
| Pachyptila spp. | Procellariidae | ||
| Procellaria aequinoctialis | Procellariidae | ||
| Calonectris leucomelaena | Procellariidae | ||
| Puffinus carneipes | Procellariidae | ||
| Puffinus pacificus | Procellariidae | ||
| Puffinus assimilis assimilis | Procellariidae | ||
| Oceanites oceanicus | Hydrobatidae | ||
| Oceanites marinus dulciae | Hydrobatidae | ||
| Phaethon rubricaeuda | Phaethontidae | ||
| Phaethon lepturus | Phaethontidae | ||
| Pelicanus conspicillatus | Pelecanidae | ||
| Morus serrator | Sulidae | ||
| Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae | Phalacrocoracidae | ||
| Phalacrocorax varius | Phalacrocoracidae | ||
| Microcarbo melanoleucos | Phalacrocoracidae | ||
| Anthinga novaehollandiae | Phalacrocoracidae | ||
| Ardea nobaehollandiae | Ardeidae | ||
| Egretta sacra | Ardeidae | ||
| Cygnus atratus | Anatidae | ||
| Tadorna tadornoides | Anatidae | ||
| Anas gibberifrons gracilis | Anatidae | ||
| Haliaeetus leucogaster | Accipitridae | ||
| Pandion haliaetus cristatus | Accipitridae | ||
| Falco cenchroides cenchroides | Falconidae | ||
| Coturnix novaezelandiae pectoralis | Phasianidae | ||
| Turnix varius scintillans | Turnicidae | ||
| Gallirallus philippensis mellori | Rallidae | ||
| Porzana fluminea | Rallidae | ||
| Porzana tabuensis | Rallidae | ||
| Haematopus longirostris | Haematopodidae | ||
| Haematopus fuliginosus fuliginosus | Haematopodidae | ||
| Vanellus tricolor | Charadriidae | ||
| Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | ||
| Pluvialis fulva | Charadriidae | ||
| Thinornis cucullatus | Charadriidae | ||
| Charadrius ruficapillus | Charadriidae | ||
| Charadrius leschenaultii | Charadriidae | ||
| Numenius phaeopus variegatus | Scolopacidae | ||
| Numenius madagascariensis | Scolopacidae | ||
| Limosa limosa melanuroides | Scolopacidae | ||
| Limosa lapponica baueri | Scolopacidae | ||
| Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | ||
| Tringa terek | Scolopacidae | ||
| Tringa hypoleucos | Scolopacidae | ||
| Tringa brevipes | Scolopacidae | ||
| Arenaria interpres interpres | Scolopacidae | ||
| Calidris tenuirostris | Scolopacidae | ||
| Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | ||
| Calidris ruficollis | Scolopacidae | ||
| Calidris acuminata | Scolopacidae | ||
| Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | ||
| Himantopus himantopis leucocephalus | Recurvirostridae | ||
| Cladorhynchus leucocephala | Recurvirostridae | ||
| Recurvirostra novaehollandiae | Recurvirostridae | ||
| Glareola maldivarum | Glareolidae | ||
| Stercorarius skua lonnbergi | Laridae | ||
| Larus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | Laridae | ||
| Larus pacificus georgii | Laridae | ||
| Anous stolidus pileatus | Laridae | ||
| Anous tenuirostris melanops | Laridae | ||
| Sterna caspia | Laridae | ||
| Sterna bergii | Laridae | ||
| Sterna dougallii | Laridae | ||
| Sterna anaethetus anaethetus | Laridae | ||
| Sterna fuscata | Laridae | ||
| Sterna sinensis | Laridae | ||
| Sterna nereis nereis | Laridae | ||
| Phaps elegans | Columbidae | ||
| Cacatua roseicapilla | Psittacidae | ||
| Cacatua sanguinea | Psittacidae | ||
| Chrysococcyx basalis | Cuculidae | ||
| Tyto alba delicula | Strigidae | ||
| Hirundapus caudacutus | Apodidae | ||
| Halcyon sancta sancta | Alcedinidae | ||
| Cheramoeca leucosterna | Hirundinidae | ||
| Hirundo neoxena | Hirundinidae | ||
| Anthus novaeseelandiae australis | Motacillidae | ||
| Coracina novaehollandiae | Campephagidae | ||
| Petroica goodenovii | Pachycephalidae | ||
| Pachycephala rufiventris rufiventris | Pachycephalidae | ||
| Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys | Monarchidae | ||
| Sericornis frontalis balstoni | Acanthizidae | ||
| Megalurus gramineus | Sylviidae | ||
| Cinclorhamphus mathewsi | Sylviidae | ||
| Cincloramphus cruralis | Sylviidae | ||
| Zosterops lateralis gouldi | Zosteropidae | ||
| Corvus coronoides perplexus | Corvidae |