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Colony Name
Rurutu
Atoll
Rurutu
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Island Name
Rurutua
Local Island Name
Rurutu
Coordinates
22° 28.433' S, 151° 20.817' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Murphy's Petrel
Pterodroma ultima
(Procellariidae)
2007
(Unknown)
2 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Poor
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
2002
(Unknown)
Pairs
(Present)
Observed
Confirmed
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
2002
(Unknown)
Pairs
(Common)
Observed
Confirmed
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
(Procellariidae)
2002
(Unknown)
(Possible)
Data Deficient
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2002
(Unknown)
(Fairly common)
Observed
Data Deficient
Murphy's Petrel
Pterodroma ultima
(Procellariidae)
2002
(Possible)
Observed
Data Deficient
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
2002
(Unknown)
(Present)
Observed
Probable
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
(Procellariidae)
2002
(Unknown)
(Possible)
Observed
Data Deficient
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
2002
(Unknown)
(Possible)
Data Deficient
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
2002
(Unknown)
5-10 Pairs
(Present)
Observed
Confirmed