Colony Location: Eua | Pacific Environment Data Portal

Colony Name

Eua

Atoll

Tongatapu Group

EEZ

Tongan EEZ

Island Name

Eooa

Local Island Name

Middelburg

Coordinates

21° 22.567' S, 174° 55.917' W

Species	Period	Count	Derivation	Breeding Status	Data Source	Data Quality
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1992 May (Unknown)	(Present)		Probable	Rinke et al (1992)	Poor
toggle-details Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis (Procellariidae)	1990 July (Unknown)	(Unknown)		Confirmed	Rinke et al (1992)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes A dead juvenile was found in Shower Cave in the centre of the island, probable nesting in surrounding valley.
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Sulidae)	1987 June (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Gill (1988)	Poor
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1986 October (Unknown)	(Present)		Data Deficient	Gill (1987)	Poor
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Sulidae)	1986 October (Unknown)	(Present)		Data Deficient	Gill (1987)	Poor
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1986 October (Unknown)	(Frequent)		Probable	Gill (1987)	Poor
toggle-details Brown Booby Sula leucogaster (Sulidae)	1984 May (Breeding)	65-85 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Rinke (1987)	Medium
Survey Breeding Notes Two colonies found on the east coast
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1984 April (Breeding)	(Common)		Confirmed	Rinke (1987)	Poor
toggle-details Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica (Procellariidae)	1984 August (Unknown)	6 Individuals	Observed	Potential Breeding	Rinke (1987)	Good
Survey Breeding Notes Seen chasing each other and sitting on the cliffs at the Northern end of the island
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1984 August (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Rinke (1987)	Medium