Scientific Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Samoan Name	Common Name	Tutuila	Ofu Olosega	Ta'u	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Acridotheres tristis		Myna, common	introduced				Non-Native
Acridotheres fuscus		Myna, jungle	introduced				Non-Native
Aerodramus spodiopygius	pe'ape'a	Swiftlet, white-rumped	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Anas superciliosa	toloa	Duck, gray	resident	vagrant			Native
Anous minutus	gogo	Noddy, black	resident	resident	resident	Uncommon	Native
Anous stolidus	gogo	Noddy, brown	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Aplonis atrifusca	fuia	Starling, Samoan	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Aplonis tabuensis	miti vao	Starling, Polynesian	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Ardea novaehollandiae		Heron, white-faced		vagrant		Occasional	Native
Arenaria interpres	tuli	Turnstone, ruddy	migrant	migrant	migrant		Native
Bubulcus ibis		Egret, cattle					Non-Native
Calidris alba	tuli	Sanderling	migrant				Native
Clytorhynchus vitiensis		Shrikebill, Fiji		resident	resident	Uncommon	Native
Columba livia	lupe palagi	Dove, rock	vagrant				Non-Native
Ducula pacifica	lupe	Pigeon, Pacific	resident	resident	resident	Uncommon	Native
Egretta sacra	matu'u	Heron, reef	resident	resident	resident	Uncommon	Native
Egretta thula		Egret, snowy					Non-Native
Eudynamis taitensis	aleva	Cuckoo, long-tailed	migrant	migrant	migrant	Uncommon	Native
Foulehaio carunculata	iao	Honeyeater, wattled	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Fregata minor	atafa	Frigatebird, great	resident	seabird visitor	seabird visitor	Uncommon	Native
Fregata ariel	atafa	Frigatebird, lesser	resident	seabird visitor	seabird visitor	Uncommon	Native
Gallicolumba stairi	tu'aimeo	Dove, friendly ground		resident		Rare	Native
Gallus gallus		Junglefowl, red	introduced	introduced	introduced	Uncommon	Non-Native
Gygis alba	manu sina	Tern, white	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Gymnomyza samoensis	ma'oma'o	Mao	extinct				Native
Halcyon chloris	ti'otala	Kingfisher, white-collared	resident	resident	resident	Uncommon	Native
Heteroscelus incanus	tuli	Tattler, wandering	migrant	migrant	migrant	Uncommon	Native
Larus atricilla		Gull, laughing	seabird visitor				Native
Limosa lapponica	tuli	Godwit, bar-tailed	migrant				Native
Megapodius sp.		Megapode	extirpated	extirpated (resident on Ofu when 1st humans arrived)			Native
Myzomela cardinalis	segasegamau'u	Honeyeater, cardinal	resident			Common	Native
Nesofregetta albigularis		Storm-petrel, white-throated			resident?		Native
Numenius tahitiensis	tuli	Curlew, bristle-thighed	migrant	migrant	migrant		Native
Pelagodroma marina		Storm petrel, white-faced	seabird visitor				Native
Phaethon rubricauda	tava'e'ula	Tropicbird, red-tailed					Native
Phaethon lepturus	tava'esina	Tropicbird, white-tailed	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Pluvialis dominica	tuli	Plover, Pacific golden	migrant	migrant	migrant	Common	Native
Porphyrio porphyrio	manu ali'i	Swamphen, purple	resident	resident	resident	Uncommon	Native
Porzana tabuensis		Crake, spotless	resident		resident native	Rare	Native
Procelsterna cerulea	laia	Noddy, blue-grey	resident	resident	resident	Uncommon	Native
Pterodroma leucoptera	ta'i'o	Petrel, collared			resident?	Uncommon	Native
Pterodroma arminjoniana	ta'i'o	Petrel, Herald	resident		resident	Rare	Native
Pterodroma rostrata	ta'i'o	Petrel, Tahiti	resident		resident	Uncommon	Native
Pterodroma externa	ta'i'o	Petrel, white-necked	seabird visitor				Native
Ptilinopus perousii	manuma	Fruit dove, many-colored	resident	resident	resident	Rare	Native
Ptilinopus porphyraceus	manutagi	Fruit dove, purple-capped	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Puffinus griseus	ta'i'o	Shearwater, sooty	seabird visitor	extirpated (resident on Ofu when 1st humans arrived)			Native
Puffinus lherminieri	ta'i'o	Shearwater, Audubon's	resident		resident	Uncommon	Native
Puffinus nativitatis	ta'i'o	Shearwater, Christmas			resident?	Rare	Native
Puffinus newelli	ta'i'o	Shearwater, Newell's	seabird visitor			Common	Native
Puffinus tenuirostris	ta'i'o	Shearwater, short-tailed	recorded at sea				Native
Puffinus pacificus	ta'i'o	Shearwater, wedge-tailed	resident?		resident?	Common	Native
Pycnonotus cafer	manu palagi	Bulbul, red-vented	introduced				Non-Native
Rallus philippensis	ve'a	Rail, banded	resident	resident	resident	Common	Native
Sterna anaethetus		Tern, bridled	seabird visitor			Uncommon	Native
Sterna bergii		Tern, crested	seabird visitor				Native
Sterna fuscata		Tern, sooty	seabird visitor				Native
Sterna lunata	gogosina	Tern, gray-backed	resident			Rare	Native
Sterna sumatrana	gogosina	Tern, black-naped		seabird visitor			Native
Sula dactylatra	fua'o	Booby, masked	seabird visitor	seabird visitor		Uncommon	Native
Sula leucogaster	fua'o	Booby, brown	resident	resident	seabird visitor	Uncommon	Native
Sula sula	fua'o	Booby, red footed	resident	resident	seabird visitor	Uncommon	Native
Tyto alba	lulu	Owl, barn	resident	resident	resident	Uncommon	Native
Vini australis	sega	Lory, blue-crowned	vagrant	resident native	resident native	Common	Native

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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