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Colony Name
Tomwena
Atoll
Pakin Atoll
EEZ
Micronesian EEZ
Island Name
Nikalap
Local Island Name
Nikalap
Coordinates
7° 4.8' N, 157° 47.467' E
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
1994
March
(Breeding)
1000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1994
March
(Resident)
8-17 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
(Laridae)
1994
July
(Resident)
2-3 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1994
March
(Breeding)
500-600 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1994
June
(Breeding)
500-600 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1994
(Unknown)
(Present)
Probable
Good
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
1994
March
(Resident)
6-10 Individuals
Observed
Probable
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1994
April
(Non-breeding)
40-50 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
1994
June
(Non-breeding)
40-50 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1994
April
(Non-breeding)
1 Individuals
Observed
Non-Breeding
Good