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Colony Name
Aunu'u Island
Atoll
Tutuila
EEZ
American Samoa EEZ
Island Name
Taulaotoga Rock
Coordinates
14° 17.033' S, 170° 33.233' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1976
(Breeding)
12 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1976
(Non-breeding)
10 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Non-Breeding
Medium
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1976
(Breeding)
100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1976
(Breeding)
50 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1976
(Non-breeding)
1 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Non-Breeding
Medium
Grey-backed Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
(Laridae)
1976
April
(Non-breeding)
10 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
1976
(Non-breeding)
3 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Non-Breeding
Medium
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1976
(Non-breeding)
3 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Non-Breeding
Medium
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1976
(Breeding)
35 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Medium
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1976
(Unknown)
5 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Potential Breeding
Medium