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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
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?
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
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1975
Individuals
Unknown
Confirmed
Poor
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1975
(Common)
Confirmed
Poor