Colony

New Caledonia

New-Caledonia
Colony Name
Grande Terre
Atoll
New Caledonia
EEZ
New Caledonian EEZ
Island Name
New-Caledonia
Local Island Name
Nouvelle-CalÚdonie
Coordinates
21° 4.8' S, 164° 42.833' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Procellariidae)
2007
(Present)
Confirmed
Spaggiari et al (2007)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Unknown numbers breed in the central highlands upto 1200m above sea level. Exact locations of colonies is missing.
White-winged Petrel
Pterodroma leucoptera
(Procellariidae)
2007
(Breeding)
4000-8000 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Spaggiari et al (2007)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
IBA total
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Procellariidae)
2007
100 Breeding pairs
Estimated (indirectly)
Confirmed
Spaggiari et al (2007)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
IBA total
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Procellariidae)
2007
(Present)
Confirmed
Spaggiari et al (2007)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
IBA total
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Procellariidae)
2007
(Present)
Confirmed
Spaggiari et al (2007)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
IBA total
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Procellariidae)
2007
(Present)
Confirmed
Spaggiari et al (2007)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
IBA total
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
2007
12000 Breeding pairs
Confirmed
Spaggiari et al (2007)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
IBA total
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Procellariidae)
2007
(Breeding)
200-400 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Baudat-Franceschi (2012b)
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Massif de Koniambo
White-winged Petrel
Pterodroma leucoptera
(Procellariidae)
2004
(Unknown)
1000-10000 Breeding pairs
Estimated (indirectly)
Confirmed
Bretagnolle (2004)
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Six colonies are known in the central highlands between Mont Dzumac and Poya at 400 - 650m above sealevel. Total breeding estimates are based on nearshore sightings at sea, but pairs certainly number in the hundereds
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1938
September
(Unknown)
(Common)
Probable
Warner (1947)
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Great numbers have been seen flying out to sea from the mountanous coast near Yate'.