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Colony Name
Legan
Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
Ambo Reef
Local Island Name
Legan
Coordinates
8° 59.033' N, 167° 34.733' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
5 Mature individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
1 Mature individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Unknown)
2-3 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
30 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
6 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
5 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
25 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
75 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1988
March
(Breeding)
12 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good