Colony Location: Rapa | Pacific Environment Data Portal

Colony Name

Rapa

Atoll

Rapa

EEZ

French Polynesian EEZ

Island Name

Rapa

Local Island Name

Rapa Iti

Coordinates

27° 36.3' S, 144° 20.633' W

Species	Period	Count	Derivation	Breeding Status	Data Source	Data Quality
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa (Oceanitidae)	2019 - 2020 (Breeding)	100-300 Pairs		Confirmed	Thibault & Withers (2019)	Good
toggle-details Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	1000-10000 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breed on mainland and 7 islets
toggle-details Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis (Procellariidae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	150-1000 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breed on 4 islets
toggle-details Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	500-1000 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breed on mainland and 3 islets
toggle-details Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (Procellariidae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	500-1000 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breeding on mainland and 4 islets
toggle-details Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima (Procellariidae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	50-100 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breeding on 5 islets
toggle-details Rapa Shearwater Puffinus myrtae (Procellariidae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	250-1000 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breeds on 4 islets.
toggle-details Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (Phaethontidae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	500-1000 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breed on mainland and 5 islets.
toggle-details White-bellied Storm-petrel Fregetta grallaria (Oceanitidae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	300-550 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breeds on 4-5 islets
toggle-details Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa (Oceanitidae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	200-1000 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breeds on 2-4 islets
Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1990 January (Breeding)	Breeding pairs	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Thibault & Varney (1991)	Medium
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1990 January (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Thibault & Varney (1991)	Medium
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1990 January (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Thibault & Varney (1991)	Medium
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (Procellariidae)	1990 January (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Thibault & Varney (1991)	Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (Phaethontidae)	1990 January (Breeding)	Breeding pairs	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Thibault & Varney (1991)	Medium
toggle-details Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis (Procellariidae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	250-1645 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breed on 2 islets
toggle-details Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1990 - 2002 (Breeding)	1000-10000 Pairs (Present)		Confirmed	Thibault (2014)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Breed on mainland and 5-6 islets
toggle-details Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis (Procellariidae)	1989 December (Unknown)	2 Individuals	Observed	Potential Breeding	Roland & Seitre (1990)	Medium
Survey Breeding Notes Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
toggle-details Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1989 December (Unknown)	(Present)		Data Deficient	Roland & Seitre (1990)	Medium
Survey Breeding Notes Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
toggle-details Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (Phaethontidae)	1989 December (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Roland & Seitre (1990)	Medium
Survey Breeding Notes Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
toggle-details Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus (Laridae)	1984 January, February (Unknown)	(Present)		Potential Breeding	Ehrhardt (1986)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Falaises de Makatea (South)
toggle-details Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1984 January, February (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Ehrhardt (1986)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Falaises de Makatea (South)
toggle-details Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1984 January, February (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Ehrhardt (1986)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Variuos locations across the main island
toggle-details Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta (Procellariidae)	1984 January, February (Unknown)	(Present)		Data Deficient	Ehrhardt (1986)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Falaises de Makatea (South)
toggle-details Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda (Phaethontidae)	1984 January, February (Breeding)	(Present)		Confirmed	Ehrhardt (1986)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Massif Tepialu
Polynesian Storm-petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa (Oceanitidae)	1984 January, February (Unknown)	(Present)		Data Deficient	Ehrhardt (1986)	Poor