Colony

Vanua Lava

Vanua Lava
Colony Name
Vanua Lava
Atoll
Vanua Lava
EEZ
Vanuatu EEZ
Island Name
Vanua Lava
Local Island Name
Vanua Lava
Coordinates
13° 49.683' S, 167° 28.083' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
2017
January
(Unknown)
1 Individuals
(Present)
Observed
Data Deficient
Flood et al (2017)
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Single bird seen on 8010 Jan, near island in the evening. No other signs of birds returning to the colony.
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
(Procellariidae)
2017
January
(Unknown)
1-20 Individuals
(Present)
Observed
Data Deficient
Flood et al (2017)
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Up to 20 birds at hotspot, NE of Vanua Levu, in the evening.
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
(Procellariidae)
2011
February
(Breeding)
16 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Miskelly (2011)
Medium
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
2011
March
(Breeding)
22 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Tennyson et al (2012)
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
The individuals of Collared Petrel seena round the Banks Islands are suggested as a new sub-species and differ from the other populations in Vanuatu and elsewhere.
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
(Procellariidae)
2009
February
(Breeding)
10 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Totterman (2009)
Medium
Collared Petrel
Pterodroma brevipes
(Procellariidae)
2009
December
(Unknown)
(Present)
Potential Breeding
Bretagnolle & Shirihai (2010)
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
The individuals of Collared Petrel seena round the Banks Islands are suggested as a new sub-species and differ from the other populations in Vanuatu and elsewhere.