Scientific Fish 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	Abundance	Residency	Nativity	Photo
Heteroscelus brevipes		Grey-tailed Tattler	Occasional	Vagrant	Native
Heteroscelus incanus	Ulili	Wandering Tattler	Common	Migratory	Native
Himantopus mexicanus knudseni	Ae'o	Hawaiian Stilt	Common	Breeder	Native
Larus argentatus		Herring Gull	Unknown	Migratory	Native
Larus atricilla		Laughing Gull	Rare	Migratory	Native
Larus delawarensis		Ring-billed Gull	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Larus glaucescens		Glaucous-winged Gull	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Larus philadelphia		Bonaparte's Gull	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Larus pipixcan		Franklin's Gull	Occasional	Vagrant	Native
Limnodromus griseus		Short-billed Dowitcher	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Limnodromus scolopaceus		Long-billed Dowitcher	Rare	Migratory	Native
Limosa lapponica		Bar-tailed Godwit	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Lonchura malabarica		Warbling Silverbill	Uncommon	Breeder	Non-Native
Lonchura punctulata		Nutmeg Mannikin	Common	Breeder	Non-Native
Lophodytes cucullattus		Hooded Merganser	Occasional	Vagrant	Native
Mimus polyglottos		Northern Mockingbird	Rare	Vagrant	Non-Native
Numenius phaeopus phaeopus		Whimbrel	No data	No data	Native
Numenius tahitiensis	Kioea	Bristle-thighed Curlew	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli	'Auku'u	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Uncommon	Breeder	Native
Oceanodroma castro		Band-rumped Storm-petrel	No data	No data	Native
Padda oryzivora		Java Sparrow	Uncommon	Resident	Non-Native
Pandion haliaetus		Osprey	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Paroaria capitata		Yellow-billed Cardinal	Common	Breeder	Non-Native
Passer domesticus		House Sparrow	Uncommon	Breeder	Non-Native
Phalaropus lobatus		Red-necked Phalarope	No data	No data	No data
Phalaropus tricolor		Wilson's Phalarope	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Phasianus colchicus		Ring-necked Pheasant	Encroaching	non-resident	Non-Native
Philomachus pugnax		Ruff	Unknown	No data	No data
Phoebastria immutabilis		Laysan Albatross	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Plegadis chihi		White-faced Ibis	Occasional	Vagrant	Native
Pluvialis fulva	Kolea	Pacific Golden-Plover	Common	Migratory	Native
Pluvialis squatarola		Black-bellied Plover	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Podilymbus podiceps		Pied-billed Grebe	Absent	Former Resident	Native
Psittacula krameri		Rose-winged Parakeet	Historic	Unknown	Non-Native
Pterodroma nigripennis		Black-winged Petrel	No data	No data	Native
Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis		Hawaiian Dark-rumped Petrel	No data	No data	Native
Puffinus auricularis	'a'o	Newell's Townsend's Shearwater	No data	No data	Native
Puffinus griseus		Sooty Shearwater	No data	No data	Native
Puffinus pacificus	'Ua'u kani	Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Rare	Resident	Native
Serinus mozambicus		Yellow-fronted Canary	Common	Breeder	Non-Native
Sicalis flaveola		Saffron Finch	Common	Breeder	Non-Native
Stercorarius longicaudus		Long-tailed Jaeger	Occasional	Vagrant	Native
Stercorarius pomarinus		Pomarine Jaeger	Unknown	No data	No data
Sterna albifrons		Little Tern	Occasional	Vagrant	Native
Sterna antillarum		Least Tern	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Sterna caspia		Caspain Tern	Probably Present	Vagrant	No data
Sterna fuscata oahuensis		Sooty Tern	Probably Present	No data	No data
Sterna paradisaea		Arctic Tern	Probably Present	No data	No data
Streptopelia chinensis		Spotted Dove	Common	Breeder	Non-Native
Sula leucogaster	'A	Brown Booby	Occasional	Resident	Native
Tringa flavipes		Lesser Yellowlegs	Occasional	Migratory	Native
Tyto alba		Barn Owl	Uncommon	Resident	Non-Native
Zenaida macroura		mourning dove	Rare	Vagrant	Non-Native
Zosterops japonicus		Japanese White-eye	Common	Breeder	Non-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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