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Colony Name
Wolouna
Atoll
Ant Atoll
EEZ
Micronesian EEZ
Island Name
Wolauna Island
Local Island Name
Wolauna Island
Coordinates
6° 49.017' N, 157° 55.083' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1993 - 1996
April
(Breeding)
5000-10000 Breeding pairs
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1984 - 1994
July
(Breeding)
6000 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1984 - 1995
January
(Breeding)
6000 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1983 - 1984
June
(Breeding)
6000 Nests
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1983 - 1984
June
(Breeding)
15000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Potential Breeding
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1995
January
(Unknown)
5-10 Adults only
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1996
April
(Breeding)
50-100 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1994
July
(Breeding)
10-15 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1996
April
(Breeding)
1 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1994
July
(Breeding)
Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Recently fledged young
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1996
April
(Breeding)
100 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1836
(Breeding)
(Unknown)
Confirmed
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1994
August
(Unknown)
Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1836
(Breeding)
(Unknown)
Confirmed
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1994
November
(Unknown)
Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1982
June
(Non-breeding)
2000 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1994
July
(Breeding)
1 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1983
June
(Non-breeding)
2000 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1995
January
(Breeding)
5 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1994
July
(Breeding)
15 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1995
January
(Breeding)
15 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1994
July
(Unknown)
3 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1995
January
(Unknown)
100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1994
July
(Unknown)
11 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1994
July
(Breeding)
15 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1994
August
(Unknown)
3-4 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
(Laridae)
1995
January
(Breeding)
Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1994
November
(Unknown)
3-4 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1995
January
(Breeding)
6 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1996
April
(Unknown)
1 Mature individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1994
July
(Unknown)
10 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1996
April
(Unknown)
8 Mature individuals
Observed
Potential Breeding
Good