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Colony Name
Gaferut Island
Atoll
Gaferut
EEZ
Micronesian EEZ
Coordinates
9° 13.683' N, 145° 23.033' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1961
September
(Present)
Observed
Probable
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1954
September
(Breeding)
550 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1954
September
(Present)
Observed
Probable
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2002
May
(Breeding)
1000 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2002
May
(Breeding)
200 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Flying juveniles
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1999
September
(Breeding)
2 Breeding pairs
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
1999
May
(Breeding)
1 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1999
September
(Breeding)
50 Nests
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1999
September
(Breeding)
200 Mature individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1999
May
(Breeding)
300 Individuals
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
2002
May
(Breeding)
50 Chicks
Observed
Confirmed
Good
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
1932
(Unknown)
(Present)
Confirmed
Good