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Colony Name
Palmerston
Atoll
Palmerston
EEZ
Cook Islands EEZ
Coordinates
17° 59.633' S, 163° 9.6' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1960
May
(Breeding)
Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1960
May
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1960
May
(Non-breeding)
(Present)
Non-Breeding
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1960
May
(Non-breeding)
(Present)
Non-Breeding
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1960
May
(Breeding)
Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)