Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Family: Laridae
Gulls and terns

Scientific NameHawaiian NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Anous minutus melanogenysHawaiian noddy, Black NoddyHawaiian or Black Noddy. Anous minutus melanogenys.Hawaiian or Black Noddy. Anous minutus melanogenys.-501449Present in ParkUnknownUnknownNative
Anous stolidusBrown Noddy176941UnconfirmedUnknownUnknownNative
Larus argentatus Herring GullHerring gull. Larus argentatus176824Probably PresentUnknownMigratoryNative
Larus atricillaLaughing Gull  
176837Present in ParkRareMigratoryNative
Larus delawarensisRing-billed GullRing-billed gull. Larus delawarensis (1st summer plumage).176830Present in ParkOccasionalMigratoryNative
Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged GullGlaucous-winged gull. Larus glaucescens.176814Present in ParkOccasionalMigratoryNative
Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullBonaparte's gull. Larus philadelphia.176839Present in ParkOccasionalMigratoryNative
Larus pipixcanFranklin's Gull176838Present in ParkOccasionalVagrantNative
Chlidonias niger'Ewa'ewaBlack Tern176959Present in ParkOccasionalVagrantNative
Sterna albifronsLittle Tern176899Present in ParkOccasionalVagrantNative
Sterna antillarum Least Tern176923Present in ParkOccasionalMigratoryNative
Sterna caspiaCaspain TernCaspain tern. Sterna caspia.176924Probably PresentUnknownVagrantNo data
Sterna fuscata Sooty TernSooty tern. Sterna fuscata.Sooty tern. Sterna fuscata.176894Probably PresentUnknownNo dataNative
Sterna paradisaeaArctic Tern176890Probably PresentUnknownNo dataNo data

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