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Colony Name
Rapa Iti
Atoll
Rapa
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Island Name
Rapa Iti
Local Island Name
Tauturau
Coordinates
27° 37.267' S, 144° 18.117' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
5-10 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis
(Procellariidae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
34-50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
20-50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
15 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
(Procellariidae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
2-3 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Rapa Shearwater
Puffinus myrtae
(Procellariidae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
40-50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Murphy's Petrel
Pterodroma ultima
(Procellariidae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Medium
Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis
(Procellariidae)
1989 - 1990
November, December, January, February, March, April
(Breeding)
1000 Pairs
(Present)
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Breeds on Rapa Iti and Tauturou Iti