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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
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
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
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