Colony Location: Tau | Pacific Environment Data Portal

Colony Name

Tau

Atoll

Tau

EEZ

American Samoa EEZ

Island Name

Maafee

Local Island Name

Tau

Coordinates

14° 14.167' S, 169° 28.017' W

Species	Period	Count	Derivation	Breeding Status	Data Source	Data Quality
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata (Procellariidae)	2002 (Breeding)	Breeding pairs	Inferred	Confirmed	O'Connor & Rauzon (2004)	Medium
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni (Procellariidae)	2001 January (Breeding)	100-200 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	O'Connor & Rauzon (2004)	Medium
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata (Procellariidae)	2001 January (Breeding)	200 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	O'Connor & Rauzon (2004)	Medium
Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica (Procellariidae)	1988 May (Breeding)	30-40 Individuals	Observed	Confirmed	Pyle et al (1990)	Medium
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni (Procellariidae)	1986 July (Breeding)	Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Engbring & Ramsey (1989)	Medium
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1986 July (Breeding)	1455 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Engbring & Ramsey (1989)	Poor
Common White Tern Gygis alba (Laridae)	1986 July (Breeding)	238 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Engbring & Ramsey (1989)	Poor
Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica (Procellariidae)	1986 July	(Present)		Confirmed	Engbring & Ramsey (1989)	Medium
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata (Procellariidae)	1986 June			Confirmed	Engbring & Ramsey (1989)	Medium
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (Phaethontidae)	1986 July (Breeding)	667 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Engbring & Ramsey (1989)	Poor
Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica (Procellariidae)	1986 July	(Present)		Confirmed	Pyle et al (1990)	Medium
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus (Laridae)	1982 (Breeding)	10000 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson et al (1982)	Poor
Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis (Procellariidae)	1976 January (Breeding)	200 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson et al (1982)	Medium
toggle-details Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica (Procellariidae)	1976 October	1000 (Unknown)		Data Deficient	Amerson et al (1982)	Poor
Survey Breeding Notes Misidentifed, and reported, as Collared Petrel. See Pyle et al (1990), RefNo 158, for correction
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata (Procellariidae)	1976 April (Breeding)	500 Individuals	Inferred	Confirmed	Amerson et al (1982)	Medium
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni (Procellariidae)	1976 (Breeding)	200 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Amerson & Shelton (1976)	Medium
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata (Procellariidae)	1971 April (Breeding)	Individuals	Inferred	Confirmed	Amerson et al (1982)	Poor
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni (Procellariidae)	1971 April	(Present)		Confirmed	Amerson et al (1982)	Poor
Black Noddy Anous minutus (Laridae)	1986 July (Breeding)	12 Individuals	Estimated (directly)	Confirmed	Engbring & Ramsey (1989)	Poor