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Colony Name
Gagan
Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
Kowakkan
Local Island Name
Gagan
Coordinates
9° 17.217' N, 167° 32.217' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
6-18 Mature individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
6 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
18 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1979
August
(Breeding)
6 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1979
August
(Breeding)
1 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1979
(Unknown)
(Present)
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Nesting on Gagan'
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
3-6 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good