Editing Jarvis Island (section)

===Birds===
Jarvis Island once held some of the largest [[seabird]] breeding colonies in the tropical ocean. Still, guano mining and the introduction of rodents have ruined much of the island's native wildlife. Eight breeding species were recorded in 1982, compared to thirteen in 1996 and fourteen in 2004. The [[Polynesian storm petrel]] had made its return after over 40 years of absence from Jarvis Island, and the number of [[Brown noddy|brown noddies]] multiplied from just a few birds in 1982 to nearly 10,000. Just twelve [[spectacled tern]]s were recorded in 1982, but by 2004, over 200 nests were found there.<ref>Rauzon, Mark J. (2016). ''Isles of Amnesia: The History, Geography, and Restoration of America's Forgotten Pacific Islands''. University of Hawai'i Press, Latitude 20. Pages 38 and 56. {{ISBN|9780824846794}}.</ref> The island, with its surrounding marine waters, has been recognized as an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports [[bird colony|colonies]] of [[lesser frigatebird]]s, [[brown booby|brown]] and [[masked booby|masked boobies]], [[red-tailed tropicbird]]s, Polynesian storm petrels, [[blue noddy|blue noddies]] and [[sooty tern]]s, as well as serving as a migratory stopover for [[bristle-thighed curlew]]s.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jarvis-island-iba-united-states-minor-outlying-islands-(to-usa)|title= Jarvis Island|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 23 January 2021}}</ref>