Colony

Ilots du Nord-Ouest

Ile Double
Colony Name
Double
Atoll
Ilots du Nord-Ouest
EEZ
New Caledonian EEZ
Island Name
Ile Double
Local Island Name
Ile Double
Coordinates
20° 24.3' S, 164° 2.167' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
2007
60-100 Breeding pairs
Confirmed
Spaggiari et al (2007)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
IBA total
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
1998
(Breeding)
3 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Pandolfi Benoit and Bretagnolle (2011)
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Only confirmed breeding of this species in New Caledonia and 2007 searches failed ot find any evidence of their presence. Sightings have been made off the north coast leaving the possibility that there are breeding birds elsewhere.