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Colony Name
Waatwerik
Atoll
Taka Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
Waatowerikku
Local Island Name
Waatowerikku
Coordinates
11° 9' N, 169° 39.6' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1988
September
(Unknown)
50 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Medium
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1988
September
(Breeding)
300 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1964
October
(Unknown)
15 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
200 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1964
October
(Unknown)
2 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Medium
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1964
October
(Breeding)
200 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Medium