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Colony Name
Tarakoi
Atoll
Rapa
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Island Name
Tarakoi
Local Island Name
Ile Tauna
Coordinates
27° 35.517' S, 144° 18.367' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
White-bellied Storm-petrel
Fregetta grallaria
(Oceanitidae)
2002
December
(Breeding)
12 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Medium
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
100-500 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
50-100 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
(Procellariidae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
5-9 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
8-15 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
10-99 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good