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Colony Name
Motu Iti
Atoll
Motu Iti
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Island Name
Groupe Motu-Iti
Local Island Name
Groupe Motu-Iti
Coordinates
8° 40.617' S, 140° 36.417' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
2010
March
(Breeding)
5000-10000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
2010
March
(Present)
Probable
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2010
March
(Unknown)
(Present)
Non-Breeding
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
2010
March
(Breeding)
130 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Phoenix Petrel
Pterodroma alba
(Procellariidae)
2010
March
(Breeding)
1-2 Pairs
Confirmed
Good
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
2009
September
(Breeding)
500 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
(Laridae)
2009
September
(Breeding)
20-50 Breeding pairs
Observed
Probable
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
2009
September
(Breeding)
800 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1922
October
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)