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Colony Name
Oroken
Atoll
Bikini Atoll
EEZ
Marshall Islands EEZ
Island Name
Ourukaen
Local Island Name
Ourukaen
Coordinates
11° 33.367' N, 165° 14.633' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
200 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
300 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
200 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Unknown)
2 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1986
May
(Unknown)
50 Individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
40 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1986
May
(Breeding)
100-200 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1986
May
(Unknown)
8 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1881 - 1986
May
(Breeding)
2000 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good