Colony Location: Niuafo'ou | Pacific Environment Data Portal

Colony Name

Niuafo'ou

Atoll

Onga Niua Group

EEZ

Tongan EEZ

Island Name

Proby

Local Island Name

Niuafou

Coordinates

15° 35.933' S, 175° 36.067' W

Species	Period	Count	Derivation	Breeding Status	Data Source	Data Quality
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1992 October (Breeding)	(Frequent)		Confirmed	Goth & Vogel (1999)	Medium
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1992 December (Breeding)	(Frequent)		Confirmed	Goth & Vogel (1999)	Medium
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1990 February (Unknown)	(Present)		Potential Breeding	Rinke (1991)	Poor
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1990 February (Unknown)	(Common)		Probable	Rinke (1991)	Poor
toggle-details Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica (Procellariidae)	1990 February (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Rinke (1991)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes End of breeding season, evidence of used burrows found and witnessed how the local people catch the birds at night as they return to the island (October - March, reported to be present on the island0
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1990 February (Breeding)	2 Chicks	Observed	Confirmed	Rinke (1991)	Medium
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1984 March (Unknown)	(Present)		Data Deficient	Rinke (1986)	Poor
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica (Procellariidae)	1984 March (Unknown)	(Present)		Potential Breeding	Rinke (1986)	Poor
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1984 March (Unknown)	(Present)		Probable	Rinke (1986)	Poor
toggle-details Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni (Procellariidae)	1982 - 1992 December (Breeding)	200 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Goth & Vogel (1999)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes Breeding on Motu Si'I in the crater lake