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Colony Name
South Avon
Atoll
Chesterfield Islands
EEZ
New Caledonian EEZ
Island Name
Bennett Island
Local Island Name
Ilot du Passage
Coordinates
19° 26.4' S, 158° 52.983' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1995
November
(Breeding)
50-100 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
North and South Avon total combined
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1995
November
(Breeding)
5000-10000 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
North and South Avon total combined
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1995
November
(Breeding)
50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (indirectly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
North and South Avon total combined
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1993 - 1995
November
(Breeding)
200 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
North and South Avon total combined