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Colony Name
Kwajalein
Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
Kwajalein
Coordinates
8° 43.567' N, 167° 43.917' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Breeding)
10 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
May not be peak breeding season
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
2004
November
(Breeding)
1 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Unknown)
8 Mature individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2004
October
(Breeding)
85 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
May not be peak breeding season
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
5 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
100 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
10 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
1 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
1 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
1 Mature individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1983 - 1988
March
(Unknown)
1-3 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1952
January
(Unknown)
Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
"Many dozens"
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1932
(Present)
Data Deficient
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1932
(Present)
Data Deficient
Medium
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)