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Colony Name
Lukoj
Atoll
Bikini Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
Rukoji
Coordinates
11° 31.383' N, 165° 17.633' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
6 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Unknown)
50 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
no eggs or young found'
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Unknown)
5 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1986
May
(Unknown)
33 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
several sitting…but no signs of active nesting'
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
1 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
20 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Unknown)
5 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1891 - 1986
May
(Breeding)
500 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
300 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good