Colony Location: Sibylla | Pacific Environment Data Portal

Colony Name

Sibylla

Atoll

Taongi Atoll

EEZ

Marshall Islands EEZ

Island Name

Bwdije

Local Island Name

Taongi Atoll

Coordinates

14° 36.533' N, 168° 59.767' E

Species	Period	Count	Derivation	Breeding Status	Data Source	Data Quality
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor (Fregatidae)	1988 September (Breeding)	(Common)		Confirmed	Thomas et al (1989)	Poor
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor (Fregatidae)	1988 September (Breeding)	(Common)		Confirmed	Thomas et al (1989)	Poor
Red-footed Booby Sula sula (Sulidae)	1988 September (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Thomas et al (1989)	Poor
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus (Laridae)	1988 September (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Thomas et al (1989)	Poor
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Sulidae)	1988 September (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Thomas et al (1989)	Poor
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1988 September (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Thomas et al (1989)	Poor
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1988 September (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Thomas et al (1989)	Poor
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1967 April (Unknown)	50		Non-Breeding	Amerson (1969)	Good
toggle-details Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii (Procellariidae)	1967 April (Unknown)	51 Individuals	Observed	Probable	Amerson (1969)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes many observed late in the evening flying eastward over the lagoon towards the islands
Red-footed Booby Sula sula (Sulidae)	1967 April (Breeding)	2000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis (Procellariidae)	1967 April (Breeding)	Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1967 October (Breeding)	500 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (Phaethontidae)	1967 April (Breeding)	100 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus (Laridae)	1967 April (Unknown)	Individuals	Observed	Non-Breeding	Amerson (1969)	Good
Greater crested Tern Thalasseus bergii (Laridae)	1967 April (Breeding)	51 Nests	Observed	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica (Procellariidae)	1967 April (Breeding)	10000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1967 April (Non-breeding)	(Uncommon)		Non-Breeding	Amerson (1969)	Medium
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor (Fregatidae)	1967 April (Breeding)	3000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
toggle-details White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1967 April (Unknown)	2 Individuals	Observed	Potential Breeding	Amerson (1969)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes Courtship behaviour
Grey-backed Tern Onychoprion lunatus (Laridae)	1967 April (Unknown)	2 Individuals	Observed	Potential Breeding	Amerson (1969)	Good
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra (Sulidae)	1967 April (Breeding)	200-300 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1964 October (Unknown)	100		Non-Breeding	Amerson (1969)	Good
Red-footed Booby Sula sula (Sulidae)	1964 October (Breeding)	3000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Red-footed Booby Sula sula (Sulidae)	1964 October (Breeding)	600 Nests	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1964 October (Breeding)	200 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (Phaethontidae)	1964 October (Breeding)	400 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Greater crested Tern Thalasseus bergii (Laridae)	1964 October (Breeding)	7 Nests	Observed	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana (Laridae)	1964 October (Unknown)	25 Individuals	Observed	Probable	Amerson (1969)	Good
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor (Fregatidae)	1964 October (Breeding)	4000-5000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1964 October (Unknown)	10 Individuals	Observed	Probable	Amerson (1969)	Good
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra (Sulidae)	1964 October (Breeding)	400 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Sulidae)	1964 October (Unknown)	200 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Probable	Amerson (1969)	Good
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1952 July (Unknown)	(Common)		Potential Breeding	Amerson (1969)	Medium
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra (Sulidae)	1952 July (Unknown)	(Common)		Probable	Amerson (1969)	Medium
Red-footed Booby Sula sula (Sulidae)	1952 July (Unknown)	(Common)		Probable	Amerson (1969)	Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (Phaethontidae)	1952 July (Breeding)	(Frequent)		Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1952 July (Unknown)			Probable	Amerson (1969)	Medium
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica (Procellariidae)	1952 July (Breeding)	Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor (Fregatidae)	1952 July (Breeding)	(Common)		Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Medium
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1952 July (Unknown)	1 Individuals	Observed	Potential Breeding	Amerson (1969)	Good
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1952 July (Unknown)	(Frequent)		Probable	Amerson (1969)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1964 October (Breeding)	25 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1967 April (Breeding)	50 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson (1969)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1952 July (Unknown)	(Present)		Probable	Amerson (1969)	Good