List of birds of the Houtman Abrolhos

List of birds of the Houtman Abrolhos

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.cite journal | author = Fuller, P. J.; Burbidge, A. A.; Owens, R. | year = 1994 | title = Breeding seabirds of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia | journal = Corella | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 97–113] Around 90 species of seabird occur there, as well as three species of shore bird, and six species of land bird. This is a list of birds of the Houtman Abrolhos:cite journal | author = Storr, G. M., Johnstone, R. E. and Griffin, P. | year = 1986 | title = Birds of the Houtman Abholhos, Western Australia | journal = Records of the Western Australian Museum | issue = Supplement No. 24]

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