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Colony Name
Jarvis Island
Atoll
Jarvis Island
EEZ
Jarvis Island EEZ
Island Name
Jarvis Island
Coordinates
0° 22.383' S, 159° 59.817' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
2004
(Breeding)
2500 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
2004
(Breeding)
650 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
2004
(Breeding)
7000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2004
11 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Potential Breeding
Medium
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2004
(Breeding)
2000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
2004
3 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
(Procellariidae)
2004
20 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2004
(Breeding)
1000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni
(Procellariidae)
2004
20 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2004
(Breeding)
2400 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
2004
41 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
2004
(Breeding)
1000000-1100000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
(Laridae)
2004
(Breeding)
1100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
2004
(Breeding)
4000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
2004
(Breeding)
10000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
2000
(Breeding)
3 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Potential Breeding
Good
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni
(Procellariidae)
1983 - 2005
(Breeding)
100 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1982
(Breeding)
2500 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1982
1 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1982
(Breeding)
3000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1982
12 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Potential Breeding
Medium
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1982
(Breeding)
500 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
1982
1 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Birds found dead on island
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1982
(Breeding)
550 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1982
(Breeding)
50 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1982
100 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Medium
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1982
(Breeding)
1000000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
(Laridae)
1982
(Breeding)
6 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
1982
(Breeding)
1500 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1982
1 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Potential Breeding
Medium
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1973
(Breeding)
650 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1973
(Breeding)
2000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1973
(Breeding)
10000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
(Procellariidae)
1973
(Breeding)
20 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1973
(Breeding)
11 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1973
(Breeding)
2400 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
(Laridae)
1973
(Breeding)
1100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1973
(Breeding)
7000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1973
(Breeding)
1000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1973
(Breeding)
2500 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1973
(Breeding)
1000000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1973
(Breeding)
9000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
(Procellariidae)
1973
(Breeding)
41 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1973
(Breeding)
1900000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
1973
(Breeding)
3 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1973
(Breeding)
1200 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1968
(Breeding)
2000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good