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Colony Name
Tomwena
Atoll
Pakin Atoll
EEZ
Micronesian EEZ
Island Name
Nikalap
Local Island Name
Nikalap
Coordinates
7° 4.8' N, 157° 47.467' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1994
March
(Breeding)
1000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1994
June
(Breeding)
500-600 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1994
(Unknown)
(Present)
Probable
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1994
March
(Resident)
6-10 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1994
April
(Non-breeding)
40-50 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1994
June
(Non-breeding)
40-50 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1994
April
(Non-breeding)
1 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1994
March
(Resident)
8-17 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1994
July
(Resident)
2-3 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1994
March
(Breeding)
500-600 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good