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Colony Name
Gellinam
Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
Gellinam
Local Island Name
Gellinam
Coordinates
9° 5.933' N, 167° 43.683' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Breeding)
17 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Considered an underestimate.
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Breeding)
1 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Considered an underestimate
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Breeding)
64 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Breeding)
24 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1998 - 2004
October
(Breeding)
82 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
May not be peak breeding season
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1998 - 2004
October
(Breeding)
12 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
May not be peak breeding season
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Non-breeding)
9-13 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
4 Mature individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
a few pairs likely breed'
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
1 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1986
January
(Breeding)
18 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
225 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good