| Number of species: 82 |
| Number of endemics: 10 |
| Number of globally threatened
species: 7 |
| Number of introduced species: 5 |
| Date last reviewed: 2003-12-31 |
| See also: http://www.pacificbirds.com/samoa.html |
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae |
| Pacific
Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
|
|
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae |
| Red Junglefowl |
Gallus gallus |
|
Introduced species |
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae |
| Mottled Petrel |
Pterodroma inexpectata |
|
Near-threatened |
| Wedge-tailed
Shearwater |
Puffinus pacificus |
|
|
| Short-tailed
Shearwater |
Puffinus tenuirostris |
|
|
| Townsend's
Shearwater |
Puffinus auricularis |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Audubon's
Shearwater |
Puffinus lherminieri |
|
|
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae |
| Black-bellied
Storm-Petrel |
Fregetta tropica |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Polynesian
Storm-Petrel |
Nesofregetta fuliginosa |
|
Vulnerable |
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae |
| White-tailed
Tropicbird |
Phaethon lepturus |
|
|
| Red-tailed
Tropicbird |
Phaethon rubricauda |
|
Rare/Accidental |
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae |
| Masked Booby |
Sula dactylatra |
|
|
| Brown Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
|
|
| Red-footed
Booby |
Sula sula |
|
|
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae |
| Great
Frigatebird |
Fregata minor |
|
|
| Lesser
Frigatebird |
Fregata ariel |
|
Rare/Accidental |
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae |
| Pacific Reef-Egret |
Egretta sacra |
|
|
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae |
| Peregrine
Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
|
Rare/Accidental |
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae |
| Buff-banded Rail |
Gallirallus philippensis |
|
|
| Spotless Crake |
Porzana tabuensis |
|
|
| White-browed Crake |
Porzana cinerea |
|
|
| Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
|
|
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae |
| Black-bellied
Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Pacific
Golden-Plover |
Pluvialis fulva |
|
|
| Semipalmated
Plover |
Charadrius semipalmatus |
|
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae |
| Common
Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Wandering
Tattler |
Tringa incana |
|
|
| Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
|
|
| Bristle-thighed
Curlew |
Numenius tahitiensis |
|
Vulnerable |
| Far Eastern
Curlew |
Numenius madagascariensis |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Bar-tailed
Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
|
|
| Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
|
|
| Red Knot |
Calidris canutus |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Rufous-necked
Stint |
Calidris ruficollis |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
Calidris melanotos |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
Calidris acuminata |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Long-billed
Dowitcher |
Limnodromus scolopaceus |
|
Rare/Accidental |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae |
| Laughing Gull |
Leucophaeus atricilla |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Brown Noddy |
Anous stolidus |
|
|
| Black
Noddy |
Anous minutus |
|
|
| Blue Noddy |
Procelsterna cerulea |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| White-Tern |
Gygis alba |
|
|
| Sooty Tern |
Onychoprion fuscatus |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Bridled Tern |
Onychoprion anaethetus |
|
|
| Little Tern |
Sternula albifrons |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Fairy
Tern |
Sternula nereis |
|
|
| Black-naped Tern |
Sterna sumatrana |
|
|
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Great Crested-Tern |
Thalasseus bergii |
|
|
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae |
| South Polar Skua |
Stercorarius maccormicki |
|
Rare/Accidental |
| Pomarine Jaeger |
Stercorarius pomarinus |
|
Rare/Accidental |
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae |
| Rock Pigeon |
Columba livia |
|
Introduced species |
| Metallic Pigeon |
Columba vitiensis |
|
|
| Friendly
Ground-Dove |
Gallicolumba stairi |
|
Vulnerable |
| Tooth-billed
Pigeon |
Didunculus strigirostris |
|
Endemic Endangered |
| Many-colored Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus perousii |
|
|
| Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus porphyraceus |
|
|
| Pacific
Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula pacifica |
|
|
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae |
| Blue-crowned
Lorikeet |
Vini australis |
|
|
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae |
| Long-tailed
Koel |
Eudynamys taitensis |
|
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STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae |
| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
|
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APODIFORMES: Apodidae |
| White-rumped
Swiftlet |
Aerodramus spodiopygius |
|
|
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae |
| Flat-billed
Kingfisher |
Todiramphus recurvirostris |
|
Endemic |
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae |
| Cardinal Myzomela |
Myzomela cardinalis |
|
|
| Wattled Honeyeater |
Foulehaio carunculatus |
|
|
| Mao |
Gymnomyza samoensis |
|
Endemic Endangered |
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae |
| Samoan Triller |
Lalage sharpei |
|
Endemic Near-threatened |
| Polynesian
Triller |
Lalage maculosa |
|
|
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae |
| Samoan
Flycatcher |
Myiagra albiventris |
|
Endemic Vulnerable |
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae |
| Red-vented
Bulbul |
Pycnonotus cafer |
|
Introduced species |
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae |
| Island Thrush |
Turdus poliocephalus |
|
|
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae |
| Samoan Fantail |
Rhipidura nebulosa |
|
Endemic |
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae |
| Scarlet Robin |
Petroica multicolor |
|
|
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae |
| Samoan
Whistler |
Pachycephala flavifrons |
|
Endemic |
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae |
| Samoan
White-eye |
Zosterops samoensis |
|
Endemic Vulnerable |
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae |
| Polynesian
Starling |
Aplonis tabuensis |
|
|
| Samoan
Starling |
Aplonis atrifusca |
|
Endemic |
| Jungle
Myna |
Acridotheres fuscus |
|
Introduced species |
| Common
Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
|
Introduced species |
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae |
| Red-headed
Parrotfinch |
Erythrura cyaneovirens |
|
Endemic |
