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Birds of National Park of American Samoa

The birds most often spotted in American Samoa, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

245
recent observations
37
species listed
37
birds

Naturalists have logged 245 research-grade observations across the 37 most-recorded species in American Samoa. The most frequently seen is the Pacific Kingfisher, with 24 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in American Samoa include Red-footed Booby, Brown Booby, Wandering Tattler and Masked Booby - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Red-footed BoobyBrown BoobyWandering TattlerMasked Booby

Most-observed birds in American Samoa

Pacific Kingfisher
Todiramphus sacer
24 observations · iNaturalist
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater
Foulehaio carunculatus
21 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Imperial Pigeon
Ducula pacifica
13 observations · iNaturalist
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
13 observations · iNaturalist
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
10 observations
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
10 observations
Samoan Starling
Aplonis atrifusca
10 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida
10 observations · iNaturalist
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
9 observations
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
9 observations
Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra
9 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
8 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
8 observations
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
8 observations · iNaturalist
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
8 observations
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
8 observations
Polynesian Starling
Aplonis tabuensis
7 observations · iNaturalist
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
7 observations · iNaturalist
Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus porphyraceus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Samoan Myzomela
Myzomela nigriventris
6 observations · iNaturalist
White-rumped Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygius
5 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-gray Noddy
Anous ceruleus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
4 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
4 observations · iNaturalist
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Many-coloured Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perousii
2 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
2 observations · iNaturalist
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
1 observation
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
1 observation · iNaturalist
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
1 observation
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
1 observation · iNaturalist
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
1 observation
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo
Urodynamis taitensis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Grey Noddy
Anous albivitta
1 observation · iNaturalist

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