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Colony Name
Illeginni
Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
Likkijjine Island
Local Island Name
Rikijjine-t­
Coordinates
9° 5.467' N, 167° 27.667' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Breeding)
11 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Breeding)
1 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1994 - 2004
October
(Breeding)
326 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
May not be peak breeding season
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1994 - 2004
October
(Breeding)
130 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
May not be peak breeding season
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
30 Mature individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
"very likely that (it) nests on this island"
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
5 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
10 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
2-3 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
4-6 Mature individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
40 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium