List of Birds of American Samoa

List Of Birds Of American Samoa

This is a list of the bird species recorded in American Samoa. The avifauna of American Samoa includes a total of 65 species, of which 5 have been introduced by humans, 14 are rare or accidental and 1 species, the Mao, is extirpated. 6 species are globally threatened. American Samoa has no endemic bird species but several near-endemics occur and many of the land birds occur in good numbers. A variety of seabirds breed in the islands. Hunting and introduced predators have reduced their numbers but there are still some important breeding sites such as Lata Mountain on Ta'u Island.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for American Samoa.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in American Samoa.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to American Samoa as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
  • (Ex) Extirpated A species that no longer occurs in American Samoa although populations exist elsewhere.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Shearwaters and petrels . Storm-petrels . Tropicbirds . Boobies . Frigatebirds . Herons and egrets . Ducks . Pheasants and Partridges . Rails, crakes, and gallinules . Plovers . Sandpipers and allies . Gulls . Terns . Pigeons and doves . Parrots . Cuckoos . Barn owls . Swifts . Kingfishers .

Passerines: Bulbuls . Monarch flycatchers . Honeyeaters . Starlings .

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