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Colony Name
Motu Tekohai
Atoll
Ua Huka
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Island Name
Motu Tekohai
Local Island Name
Rocher Komautuee
Coordinates
8° 51.833' S, 139° 35.517' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
2009
October
(Breeding)
50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2009
October
(Breeding)
20-30 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
(Procellariidae)
2009
October
(Breeding)
50-100 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
2009
October
(Breeding)
30-50 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2009
October
(Breeding)
1 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
2009
October
(Breeding)
200-500 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1990
January
(Unknown)
(Present)
Data Deficient
Poor
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1990
January
(Unknown)
50 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Medium
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
(Procellariidae)
1990
January
(Unknown)
(Present)
Probable
Poor
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1990
January
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
(Laridae)
1989
November
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
1922
September, October, November
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
(Procellariidae)
1922
November
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)