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Colony Name
Mangaia
Atoll
Mangaia
EEZ
Cook Islands EEZ
Island Name
Mangea
Coordinates
21° 55.617' S, 157° 55.133' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni
(Procellariidae)
1984
April
(Breeding)
100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
(Laridae)
1984
April
(Breeding)
500-1000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
1984
April
(Breeding)
1000-2000 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
1984
(Unknown)
Absent
Poor
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
(Laridae)
1984
April
(Breeding)
100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
1984
(Unknown)
Confirmed
Poor
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1984
April
(Breeding)
100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1984
April
(Breeding)
100 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Poor
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
(Phaethontidae)
1973
August
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Medium
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
(Phaethontidae)
1973
August
(Breeding)
(Present)
Confirmed
Poor
Polynesian Storm-petrel
Nesofregetta fuliginosa
(Oceanitidae)
2004
(Present)
Potential Breeding
Poor