Birds of American Samoa
Birds of American Samoa is a list of the most common birds observed in the outlying area. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
American Samoa
Oceania
List of Common Birds
| 59% |
|
Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 54% |
|
Eastern Wattled-Honeyeater
Foulehaio carunculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 49% |
|
Samoan Starling
Aplonis atrifusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 45% |
|
White-rumped Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygius Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 42% |
|
Pacific Kingfisher
Todiramphus sacer Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 39% |
|
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae |
| 35% |
|
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 32% |
|
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula pacifica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 32% |
|
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 29% |
|
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 28% |
|
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 24% |
|
Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus porphyraceus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 23% |
|
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 22% |
|
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 21% |
|
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 20% |
|
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 19% |
|
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 16% |
|
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 15% |
|
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 13% |
|
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 13% |
|
Samoan Myzomela
Myzomela nigriventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 13% |
|
Black Noddy
Anous minutus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 11% |
|
Blue-gray Noddy
Anous ceruleus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 11% |
|
Polynesian Starling
Aplonis tabuensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 9.6% |
|
Blue-crowned Lorikeet
Vini australis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Many-colored Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus perousii Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Shy Ground Dove
Pampusana stairi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Fiji Shrikebill
Clytorhynchus vitiensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Long-tailed Koel
Urodynamis taitensis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
|
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Eastern Barn Owl
Tyto javanica Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Herald Petrel
Pterodroma heraldica Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
