Colony Location: Swains Island | Pacific Environment Data Portal

Colony Name

Swains Island

Atoll

Swains Atoll

EEZ

American Samoa EEZ

Island Name

Swains Island

Coordinates

11° 3.3' S, 171° 4.683' W

Species	Period	Count	Derivation	Breeding Status	Data Source	Data Quality
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1993	(Present)		Confirmed	Volk (1993)	Poor
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1993	(Present)		Confirmed	Volk (1993)	Poor
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1993	(Present)		Confirmed	Volk (1993)	Poor
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1993	(Present)		Confirmed	Volk (1993)	Poor
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1976 (Breeding)	2000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson et al (1982)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1976 (Breeding)	3000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson et al (1982)	Good
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1967 April (Breeding)	1500-3000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1967 April (Breeding)	350 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana (Laridae)	1967 April (Non-breeding)	1 Individuals	Observed	Non-Breeding	Clapp (1969)	Good
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1966 October (Breeding)	1500-3000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1966 November (Breeding)	1500-3000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1966 August (Non-breeding)	40 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1966 October (Breeding)	500-1000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1966 November (Breeding)	500-1000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1966 February (Breeding)	3000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1966 August (Breeding)	40 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Red-footed Booby Sula sula (Sulidae)	1966 October (Non-breeding)	20 Individuals	Observed	Non-Breeding	Clapp (1969)	Good
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (Phaethontidae)	1966 November (Non-breeding)	1 Individuals	Observed	Non-Breeding	Clapp (1969)	Good
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus (Laridae)	1966 February (Non-breeding)	3 Individuals	Observed	Non-Breeding	Clapp (1969)	Good
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1966 November (Non-breeding)	4 Individuals	Observed	Potential Breeding	Clapp (1969)	Good
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1966 February (Breeding)	1500-3000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1966 November (Breeding)	350-400 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1966 August (Breeding)	25 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1967 April (Breeding)	350-400 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1966 February (Non-breeding)	200 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Clapp (1969)	Good
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1976 (Breeding)	300 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson et al (1982)	Good