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Colony Name
Takutea Island
Atoll
Takutea
EEZ
Cook Islands EEZ
Coordinates
19° 48.717' S, 158° 17.283' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1990
August
(Breeding)
18 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1990
August
(Breeding)
(Frequent)
Confirmed
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1990
August
(Breeding)
(Frequent)
Confirmed
Medium
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1990
August
(Breeding)
100 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1990
August
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1990
August
(Breeding)
900 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1989
May
(Breeding)
22 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1989
May
(Breeding)
2000 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1986
April
(Breeding)
1 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1973
September
(Breeding)
90 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1973
September
(Breeding)
Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1973
September
(Breeding)
Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor