Colony Location: Kosrae | Pacific Environment Data Portal

Colony Name

Kosrae

Atoll

Kosrae

EEZ

Micronesian EEZ

Island Name

Kosrae

Local Island Name

Oualan

Coordinates

5° 19.917' N, 163° 1.617' E

Species	Period	Count	Derivation	Breeding Status	Data Source	Data Quality
toggle-details Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	2012 - 2015 November, December, January, February, March, April, May (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Hayes et al (2015)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes in Inya Mutunenea, a mangrove lagoon north of Lelu
toggle-details Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	2012 - 2015 November, December, January, February, March, April, May (Breeding)	Nests (Present)	Observed	Confirmed	Hayes et al (2015)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes Mixed colony of noddies nesting at Inya Mutunenea, a mangrove lagoon north of Lelu
toggle-details Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	2011 March (Breeding)	50 Nests (Present)	Observed	Confirmed	Hayes et al (2015)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes observed at Molsron Mwot
toggle-details Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	2011 January, February, March (Breeding)	20 Nests (Present)	Observed	Confirmed	Hayes et al (2015)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes Nesting in trees beside the Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority in Toful
toggle-details Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	2011 February (Breeding)	Individuals (Unknown)	Observed	Confirmed	Hayes et al (2015)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes A fledgling was found on the ground on Lelu Island
toggle-details Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni (Procellariidae)	1983 July (Breeding)	Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Engbring et al (1990)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes Based on single bird heard flying over the Yela River
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni (Procellariidae)	1880 (Unknown)	(Unknown)		Confirmed	Baker (1951)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1983 July (Unknown)	441 Individuals	Observed	Probable	Engbring et al (1990)	Good
toggle-details Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1983 July (Unknown)	5461 Individuals	Estimated (indirectly)	Probable	Engbring et al (1990)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes island population calculated from average density from survey
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1983 July (Unknown)	1100 Individuals	Observed	Probable	Engbring et al (1990)	Good
toggle-details Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1983 July (Unknown)	27243 Individuals	Estimated (indirectly)	Probable	Engbring et al (1990)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes island population calculated from average density from survey
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1983 July (Unknown)	709 Individuals	Observed	Probable	Engbring et al (1990)	Good
toggle-details Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1983 July (Unknown)	15860 Individuals	Estimated (indirectly)	Probable	Engbring et al (1990)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes island population calculated from average density from survey
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1836	(Unknown)		Confirmed	Baker (1951)	Medium
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1983 July (Unknown)	79 Individuals	Observed	Probable	Engbring et al (1990)	Good
toggle-details Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Sulidae)	1931 (Unknown)	(Unknown)		Non-Breeding	Baker (1951)	Medium
Survey Breeding Notes Coultas informed by locals that the species did not breed
toggle-details White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1983 July (Unknown)	1828 Individuals	Estimated (indirectly)	Probable	Engbring et al (1990)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes island population calculated from average density from survey
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1836 (Unknown)	(Unknown)		Confirmed	Baker (1951)	Medium
toggle-details Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni (Procellariidae)	1931	24-36 Breeding pairs	Inferred	Confirmed	Coultas (1931)	Medium
Survey Breeding Notes 2-3 dozen nested on two steep cliffs in centre of island, which were harvested by locals.
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1836 (Unknown)	(Unknown)		Confirmed	Baker (1951)	Medium
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor (Fregatidae)	1880 (Unknown)	(Unknown)		Confirmed	Baker (1951)	Good
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica (Procellariidae)	1925 (Unknown)	(Unknown)		Confirmed	Baker (1951)	Good
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1880 (Unknown)	(Unknown)		Confirmed	Baker (1951)	Good
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1930 (Unknown)	(Common)		Confirmed	Baker (1951)	Good
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel (Fregatidae)	1987 (Unknown)	2 Mature individuals		Confirmed	Pyle & Engbring (1987)	Good