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Colony Name
Vahanga Atoll
Atoll
Vahanga Atoll
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Coordinates
21° 19.867' S, 136° 38.4' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Murphy's Petrel
Pterodroma ultima
(Procellariidae)
2015
June
(Breeding)
10 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
2015
June
(Unknown)
10 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
2015
June
(Unknown)
20 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
2015
June
(Unknown)
10 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2015
June
(Breeding)
100 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
(Procellariidae)
2015
June
(Breeding)
10 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2015
June
(Unknown)
100 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
2015
June
(Breeding)
10 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2015
June
(Unknown)
100 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2012
May
(Unknown)
4 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2012
May
(Unknown)
35 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2012
May
(Breeding)
10 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Murphy's Petrel
Pterodroma ultima
(Procellariidae)
2012
May
(Breeding)
1 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)