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Colony Name
Gau
Atoll
Gau
EEZ
Fijian EEZ
Island Name
Ngau
Local Island Name
Gau
Coordinates
18° 0.183' S, 179° 20.767' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
2020
February
(Breeding)
8 Nests
(Present)
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Number of burrows occupied by adult birds (as observed thru a burrowscope)
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
2014
February, March, April, May, June
(Breeding)
26 Nests
(Present)
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Burrows monitored during breeding season
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
2012
March
(Breeding)
25 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
An ongoing survey programme on Gau has recorded tens or possibly hundreds of Collared Petrels between 2007 and 2010
Fiji Petrel
Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi
(Procellariidae)
2011
October
(Present)
Probable
Good
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
2010
March
(Breeding)
Individuals
Inferred
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
An ongoing survey programme on Gau has recorded tens or possibly hundreds of Collared Petrels between 2007 and 2010
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
2010
February, March, April, May, June
(Breeding)
(Common)
Observed
Probable
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Likelihood of bird passing over site and calling during breeding season
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Procellariidae)
1987
September
(Unknown)
1 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good
Fiji Petrel
Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi
(Procellariidae)
1984
April
(Present)
Probable
Good
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
1984
(Breeding)
Individuals
Inferred
Confirmed
Good
Fiji Petrel
Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi
(Procellariidae)
1855
October
Probable
Good