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Colony Name
Mussau
Atoll
St Mattias Islands
EEZ
Papua New Guinean EEZ
Island Name
Mussau Island
Local Island Name
Saint-Mathias
Coordinates
1° 38.933' S, 150° 40.383' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
2014
October
(Unknown)
Individuals
(Present)
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
No birds seen breeding, or roosting, on shore
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
2014
October
(Unknown)
25-30 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Flying high over Nae in late afternoon, returning to a roosting site?
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1975
Individuals
Unknown
Confirmed
Poor
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1975
(Common)
Confirmed
Poor