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Colony Name
Uvea
Atoll
Uvea
EEZ
Wallis and Futuna EEZ
Island Name
Wallis
Local Island Name
Uvea
Coordinates
13° 17.1' S, 176° 12.233' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
2014
August, September
1-2 Pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
2014
(Present)
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
2014
September
(Non-breeding)
1000-2000 CP
(Present)
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Lake Lalolalo. Breeding had not yet started, but numbers were of the same order of magnitude as in 1985-86
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2014
(Present)
Observed
Probable
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
ilots Nukufotu et Nukuloa a Uvea
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
2014
(Present)
Observed
Probable
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
ilots Nukufotu et Nukuloa a Uvea
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1993
September
(Unknown)
(Present)
Data Deficient
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Lake Kikila
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1993
September
(Unknown)
(Present)
Data Deficient
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Lake Lalolalo
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1993
September
(Unknown)
(Present)
Data Deficient
Poor
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1993
September
(Unknown)
(Present)
Data Deficient
Poor
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
1985
December
(Unknown)
50 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Seen over the northern lagoon
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1985
December
(Unknown)
1 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Poor
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1985
December
(Unknown)
10-99 CP
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor