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Colony Name
Aranuk Atoll
Atoll
Aranuk Atoll
EEZ
Kiribati EEZ
Island Name
Nonouki
Local Island Name
Aranuka
Coordinates
0° 9.967' N, 173° 33.6' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1964
November
(Unknown)
4 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1964
November
(Breeding)
400 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1964
November
(Unknown)
Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1964
November
(Unknown)
25 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1964
November
(Unknown)
2 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1964
November
(Present)
Potential Breeding
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)