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Colony Name
Alofi
Atoll
Alofi
EEZ
Wallis and Futuna EEZ
Island Name
Alofi
Local Island Name
Alofa
Coordinates
14° 20.4' S, 178° 2.467' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2014
August
(Breeding)
100-200 Nests
(Present)
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
the number was 100-200 nests, and a large roost of several hundred individuals'
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
2014
10-99 CP
(Present)
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2014
August
(pre_breeding)
2-5 CP
(Present)
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Bred at Mafa'a Point (a few cp).
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2014
(Present)
Observed
Probable
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
point Mafa'a
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
2014
(Present)
Observed
Probable
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
point Mafa'a
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1993
September
(Unknown)
11 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Poor
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1993
September
(Unknown)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1986
January
(Breeding)
5 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
On cliff edge in the southwest of the island
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1985
December
(Breeding)
10-99 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1985
December
(Present)
Data Deficient
Poor
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
1985
December
(Unknown)
1 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
One makes seen near booby colony with inflated throat patch
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1985
December
(Breeding)
Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
All in the coastal forest of the southwest of the island
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1985
December
(Unknown)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor