Birds of Samoa
Birds of Samoa is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Samoa
Oceania
List of Common Birds
| 63% |
|
Eastern Wattled-Honeyeater
Foulehaio carunculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 58% |
|
Samoan Starling
Aplonis atrifusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 56% |
|
Samoan Myzomela
Myzomela nigriventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 56% |
|
Polynesian Triller
Lalage maculosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
| 52% |
|
White-rumped Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygius Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 50% |
|
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 45% |
|
Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus porphyraceus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 42% |
|
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 40% |
|
Flat-billed Kingfisher
Todiramphus recurvirostris Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 35% |
|
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 35% |
|
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 34% |
|
White Tern
Gygis alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 31% |
|
Samoan Fantail
Rhipidura nebulosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
| 31% |
|
Polynesian Starling
Aplonis tabuensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 30% |
|
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae |
| 30% |
|
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 28% |
|
Samoan Whistler
Pachycephala flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
| 26% |
|
Many-colored Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus perousii Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 24% |
|
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula pacifica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 20% |
|
Blue-crowned Lorikeet
Vini australis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 19% |
|
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 17% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 16% |
|
Metallic Pigeon
Columba vitiensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 14% |
|
Mao
Gymnomyza samoensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
| 14% |
|
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
|
Samoan Flycatcher
Myiagra albiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 12% |
|
Royal Parrotfinch
Erythrura cyaneovirens Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 11% |
|
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 11% |
|
Samoan Triller
Lalage sharpei Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
| 11% |
|
Pacific Robin
Petroica pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
| 10% |
|
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 8.9% |
|
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.4% |
|
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.0% |
|
Island Thrush
Turdus poliocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Barn Owl
Tyto alba Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.0% |
|
White-browed Crake
Poliolimnas cinereus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Samoan White-eye
Zosterops samoensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Tooth-billed Pigeon
Didunculus strigirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
|
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Black Noddy
Anous minutus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.0% |
|
Short-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Red Shining-Parrot
Prosopeia tabuensis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
