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Colony Name
Motu Torea Manu
Atoll
Tahanea Atoll
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Island Name
Motu Torea Manu
Coordinates
16° 52.2' S, 144° 47.217' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2006
March
(Breeding)
2 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2006
March
(Breeding)
2 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
2006
March
(Breeding)
200 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2006
March
(Breeding)
100 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2004
April
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2004
April
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
2004
April
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
2006
March
(Breeding)
100 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good