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Colony Name
Howland Island
Atoll
Howland Island
EEZ
Howland and Baker Island EEZ
Island Name
Howland Island
Coordinates
0° 48.483' N, 176° 37.017' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2007
(Breeding)
275 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2007
(Breeding)
825 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2007
(Breeding)
550 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
2007
(Breeding)
3850 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
2007
(Breeding)
150000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
(Laridae)
2007
(Breeding)
2000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
2007
(Breeding)
1000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
2007
(Breeding)
11 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Probable
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2007
(Breeding)
50 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
2007
(Breeding)
496 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
2007
1 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Potential Breeding
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Birds found dead on island
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
2007
(Breeding)
3763 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
2002
(Breeding)
1500 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1986
(Breeding)
15 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1986
(Breeding)
41 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1986
(Breeding)
50 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1986
(Breeding)
2 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Potential Breeding
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1986
(Breeding)
122 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1986
(Breeding)
2387 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
275 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
1000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
50 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
550 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
(Laridae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
2000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
3850 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
3763 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
825 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
496 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
150000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
1 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1973
(Breeding)
3000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
1 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1973
(Breeding)
200000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1973
(Rare)
Confirmed
Medium
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1973 - 2007
(Breeding)
11 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium