Colony

Rennell

Colony Name
Bird Island S, Lake Tengano
Atoll
Rennell
EEZ
Solomon Islands EEZ
Coordinates
11° 49.867' N, 160° 31.617' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2018
(Unknown)
40 Individuals
(Present)
Observed
Data Deficient
O'Brien (2018)
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Minimum estimate of number of birds that circled above island as we approached
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2018
(Unknown)
1-4 Individuals
(Present)
Observed
Data Deficient
O'Brien (2018)
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Adult seen - also 3 recently-fledged juveniles recorded as we left island. Don't know for sure if they bred here - or followed other boobies in to roost.
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2018
(Unknown)
800 Individuals
(Present)
Observed
Data Deficient
O'Brien (2018)
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Minimum count of birds that flew off the island as we circumnavigated it.