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Colony Name
Kamwome
Atoll
Taongi Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
North Island
Coordinates
14° 39.3' N, 169° 0.783' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
(Procellariidae)
1964
October
(Unknown)
1 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
200 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
300 Individuals
(Common)
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
500 Individuals
(Common)
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
50 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
550 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
500 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
25 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
15000-20000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
2000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
200 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
nests with eggs'
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1952
July
(Unknown)
(Common)
Probable
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1952
July
(Breeding)
(Common)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1952
July
(Unknown)
(Common)
Probable
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1952
July
(Breeding)
(Frequent)
Confirmed
Good
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1952
July
(Unknown)
(Frequent)
Probable
Good
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1952
July
(Breeding)
(Abundant)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1952
July
(Breeding)
(Common)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
nests with eggs'
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1952
July
(Breeding)
(Common)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
nests with eggs'
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1945 - 1964
October
(Breeding)
100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1952
July
(Unknown)
(Present)
Probable
Good