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Colony Name
Makaroa
Atoll
Makaroa
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Island Name
Marsh Island
Local Island Name
Ile Makaroa
Coordinates
23° 13.133' S, 134° 58.267' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni
(Procellariidae)
1995
December
(Breeding)
50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1995
December
(Breeding)
20-25 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
(Procellariidae)
1995
December
(Breeding)
250 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1995
December
(Breeding)
1-20 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1974
(Unknown)
Data Deficient
Poor
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1974
(Unknown)
Confirmed
Poor
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1974
(Unknown)
Data Deficient
Poor
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1974
(Unknown)
Confirmed
Poor