 Other noxious weeds include "Opuntia stricta" (prickly pear), "Verbesina encelioides" and "Echium plantagineum" (Paterson's curse).The Houtman Abrolhos is home to around 100 species of bird; for a complete list, see list of birds of the Houtman Abrolhos.Six species are land birds, and three are shore birds.