Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 3. Terrestrial Resources
Draft 1 March 2007
RAWAKI (PHOENIX)
Lizards were on Rawaki (Phoenix) (Hydrographic Office 1940).
Bryan (1941 and 1942) noted that there were no lizards on Rawaki (Phoenix).
Garnett (1983) noted that no lizards had been reported on Rawaki (Phoenix).
Pierce et al (2006) recorded reptiles observed in Abariringa (Kanton), Birnie, Enderbury,
McKean, Nikumaroro, Orona, and Rawaki (see Table III-3.15 above).
G. BIRDS
Bryan (1940a, 1941, and 1942) reported that the bird life had been described by J.J. Lister
(see Lister 1891). Lister (1891) noted the presences various bird species on Abariringa
(Canton), Birnie, Manra (Sydney), McKean, Nikumaroro (Gardner), and Rawaki (Phoenix)
(see Table III-3.16 below). No birds were noted for Enderbury or Orona (Hull).
Table III-3.16. Bird species identified on various Phoenix Islands*
(source: Lister 1891).
species Abariringa Birnie Manra McKean Nikumaroro Rawaki
(Canton) (Sydney)
(Gardner) (Phoenix)
Charadrius fulvus X X X
Strepsilas interpres X X X
Numenius tahitiensis X X X
Totanus incanus X X
Sterna bergii X
Sterna panaya X
Sterna fuliginosa X X
Sterna lunata X X X
Sterna melanauchen X
Anous stolidus X X X X
Anous caeruleus X X X X X
Gygis candida X X X X X
Frgata minor X
Fregata aquila X
Phaeton rubricauda X X X X
Phaeton aetheus X
Sula leucogaster X X X X X
Sula cyyanops X X X X X
Sula piscatrix X X X X X
Puffinus assimilis X
Puffinus dichrous X
Puffinus
chlororhynchus
X
Puffinus nativitatis X X
Estrelata X X
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