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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Samoa
Materials recorded in Samoa
List of all the materials recorded in Samoa, sorted by rating.112 Videos
Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis)
A bird at the nest feeding its chick with a small lizard.
LocalityLe Fale O Le Fee, Upolu Island, Samoa (Monotypic species) rs1980 27 August 2012 49 sec 4.9
Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
An individual preening and sunning on a branch and finally going off.
LocalityTanoa Tusitala Hotel, Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp carunculatus) Josep del Hoyo 05 September 2012 44 sec 4.8
Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
A bird perched on a plant, looking around and flying off.
LocalityRobert Louis Stevenson House, Vailima, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp carunculatus) Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 22 sec 4.8
Samoan Flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris)
A male arriving at nest, modeling it and singing to attract the female and flying off.
LocalityMalo Lale, Upolu Island, Samoa (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 62 sec 4.8
Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
Frontal view of a bird singing in a tree.
LocalitySPREP Headquarters, Vailima, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp brevirostris) Josep del Hoyo 05 September 2012 25 sec 4.8
Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis)
An adult arriving to the nest and brooding the chick to shelter it from the rain, seen from above.
LocalityLe Fale O Le Fee, Upolu Island, Samoa (Monotypic species) rs1980 27 August 2012 84 sec 4.8
Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis)
An adult bird arriving at the nest, grooming its well-grown chick for a few seconds and then flying off.
LocalityLe Fale O Le Fee, Upolu Island, Samoa (Monotypic species) rs1980 27 August 2012 47 sec 4.8
Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis)
An adult male perched on a dead branch, turning around and flying away.
LocalityMalo Lale, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp nigriventris) Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 16 sec 4.7
37 Photographs
Tooth-billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris)
One of three pictures which currently exist of the Manumea or tooth-billed pigeon currently being upgraded to critically endange
LocalitySavai'i Island, Samoa rs1980 01 January 1970 4.3
Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
A bird perched on a plant.
LocalityRobert Louis Stevenson House, Vailima, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp carunculatus) Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 4.3
Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis)
Adult female in the hand
LocalityUpolu Island, Samoa, Samoa Islands rs1980 01 December 2010 4.2
Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis)
An adult male perched on a dead branch.
LocalityMalo Lale, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp nigriventris) Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 4.2
Samoan Triller (Lalage sharpei)
Samoan triller in Upolu
LocalityUpolu Island, Samoa (ssp sharpei) rs1980 01 January 1970 4
Samoan Flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris)
Samoan broadbill building a nest (first described for the species)
LocalityUpolu Island, Samoa rs1980 01 August 2012 4
Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca)
Samoan starling in the hand
LocalityUpolu Island, Samoa rs1980 01 January 1970 4
Samoan Fantail (Rhipidura nebulosa)
Frontal view of an individual perched on a branch.
LocalityLe Fale O Le Fee, Upolu Island, Samoa (ssp nebulosa) Josep del Hoyo 05 September 2012 4
23 Sounds
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Samoan Flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris)
A male singing in the forest.
Locality:Malo Lale, Upolu Island, Samoa Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 4.5
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Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
An individual singing.
Locality:SPREP Headquarters, Vailima, Upolu Island, Samoa Josep del Hoyo 05 September 2012 4
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Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa)
Calls by one bird.
Locality:Malo Lale, Upolu Island, Samoa Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 4
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Samoan Flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris)
Calls by one bird and its mate responding on the background.
Locality:Malo Lale, Upolu Island, Samoa Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 4
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Purple-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus)
A bird singing.
Locality:Malo Lale, Upolu Island, Samoa Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 4
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Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca)
Calls by one adult bird.
Locality:Vailima Botanical Gardens, Vailima, Upolu Island, Samoa Josep del Hoyo 06 September 2012 4
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Samoan Whistler (Pachycephala flavifrons)
An individual singing.
Locality:Pea pea Cave, Savai'i Island, Samoa Josep del Hoyo 08 September 2012 4
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Samoan Fantail (Rhipidura nebulosa)
Calls by one individual.
Locality:Le Fale O Le Fee, Upolu Island, Samoa Josep del Hoyo 05 September 2012 4
Checklist of the birds of Samoa
Checklist of the birds of Samoa
Main sources consulted:
- van Perlo, B. 2011. Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii and the Central and Est Pacific. Collins Field Guide. Harper Collins Publishers, London.
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Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 8 852 1 3 5 6 Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- 4 857 2 4 3 Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- 8 858 3 3 3 2 6 Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
- 5 861 4 4 1 8 Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- 4 863 5 3 1 8 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- 9 870 6 2 7 4 White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- 8 871 7 5 3 4 Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- 11 873 8 6 5 6 Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- 10 875 9 7 3 8 Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- 3 887 10 2 1 8 Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- 29 899 11 3 8 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 18 900 12 8 10 4 Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- 21 901 13 1 6 14 6 Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- 15 902 14 1 5 9 8 Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- 18 911 15 8 10 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 32 914 16 12 20 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 15 917 17 6 9 8 Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- 1 919 18 1 4 Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 27 939 19 18 9 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 22 940 20 9 13 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 73 954 21 31 42 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 79 955 22 3 20 56 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- 68 956 23 38 30 8 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 49 1001 24 1 10 38 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- 30 1002 25 2 8 20 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 55 1027 26 1 24 30 8 Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 75 1211 27 4 44 27 8 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 77 1810 28 7 35 35 8 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 74 1936 29 4 27 43 8 Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
- 21 1987 30 11 10 8 Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- 12 1990 31 1 3 8 8 White-browed Crake (Porzana cinerea)
- 244 2002 32 8 126 110 8 Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 79 2138 33 1 29 49 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- 106 2141 34 1 46 59 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 90 2144 35 3 56 31 8 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Vagrant Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 42 2205 36 3 10 29 8 Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Vagrant
- 91 2209 37 1 32 58 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 160 2213 38 4 98 58 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 7 2214 39 1 3 3 4 Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- 17 2218 40 1 10 6 8 Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
- 162 2229 41 3 92 67 8 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Vagrant
- 167 2231 42 5 86 76 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 31 2234 43 2 9 20 8 Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
- 230 2237 44 1 131 98 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 53 2241 45 28 25 8 Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Vagrant
- 173 2242 46 95 78 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 52 2245 47 17 35 8 Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) Vagrant
- 71 2252 48 3 20 48 8 Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- 53 2253 49 17 36 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Gulls (Laridae)
- 116 2322 50 3 72 41 8 Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Terns (Sternidae)
- 91 2338 51 3 49 39 8 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- 26 2341 52 2 10 14 8 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
- 61 2350 53 2 39 20 8 Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) Vagrant
- 52 2355 54 2 18 32 4 Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis)
- 1 2360 55 1 8 Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- 23 2362 56 14 9 8 Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
- 37 2363 57 2 10 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 43 2370 58 1 20 22 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 29 2369 59 3 7 19 8 Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- 0 2371 60 8 Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- 5 2372 61 5 8 Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- 31 2373 62 1 10 20 8 White Tern (Gygis alba) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 196 2416 63 7 150 39 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- 25 2442 64 2 6 17 8 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis)
- 1 2588 65 1 4 Friendly Ground-dove (Gallicolumba stairi)
- 1 2600 66 1 3 Tooth-billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris) Endemic
- 22 2646 67 4 5 13 8 Many-coloured Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus perousii)
- 7 2647 68 3 1 3 8 Purple-capped Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus)
- 14 2690 69 4 4 6 8 Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica) Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 13 2773 70 2 8 3 8 Blue-crowned Lorikeet (Vini australis) Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- 8 3144 71 5 2 1 8 Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis) Barn-owls (Tytonidae)
- 119 3244 72 5 73 41 8 Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba) Swifts (Apodidae)
- 11 3576 73 2 1 8 8 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- 95 4079 74 7 43 45 8 Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- 33 6150 75 3 6 24 8 Polynesian Triller (Lalage maculosa)
- 8 6149 76 1 4 3 6 Samoan Triller (Lalage sharpei) Endemic Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- 152 6195 77 6 97 49 8 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Introduced Thrushes (Turdidae)
- 19 6571 78 4 6 9 8 Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus) Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- 15 7374 79 2 4 9 8 Samoan Fantail (Rhipidura nebulosa) Endemic Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 9 7476 80 3 1 5 4 Samoan Flycatcher (Myiagra albiventris) Endemic Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
- 5 7561 81 1 3 1 8 Samoan Whistler (Pachycephala flavifrons) Endemic Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
- 12 7498 82 3 2 7 8 Pacific Robin (Petroica multicolor) White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- 0 8374 83 4 Samoan White-eye (Zosterops samoensis) Endemic Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- 33 8434 84 6 9 18 8 Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis)
- 37 8464 85 10 6 21 8 Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
- 27 8540 86 2 3 22 3 Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis) Endemic Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 15 8955 87 3 5 7 8 Polynesian Starling (Aplonis tabuensis)
- 22 8956 88 4 6 12 8 Samoan Starling (Aplonis atrifusca)
- 34 8982 89 2 15 17 8 Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) Introduced
- 166 8985 90 9 102 55 8 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Introduced Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- 13 9292 91 4 9 8 Red-headed Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens)
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IBC Want list for Samoa
IBC Want list for Samoa
List of the species occurring in Samoa that lack materials on the IBC31 species without sounds
- Tahiti Petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
- Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
- Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
- Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
- Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
- Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
- Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
- Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
- Polynesian Storm-petrel (Nesofregetta fuliginosa)
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Vagrant
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) Vagrant
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
- Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
- Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- Friendly Ground-dove (Gallicolumba stairi)
- Tooth-billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris) Endemic
- Samoan White-eye (Zosterops samoensis) Endemic
- Red-headed Parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens)
Samoa statistics
91 species, 89 with material (97.8%)
7 endemics, 6 with material (85.71%)
6 vagrants, 6 with material (100%)
7 endemics, 6 with material (85.71%)
6 vagrants, 6 with material (100%)
85 species with videos (93.41%)
87 species with photographs (95.6%)
60 species with sounds (65.93%)
2055 videos, 2094 photographs and 187 sounds of species present in Samoa
87 species with photographs (95.6%)
60 species with sounds (65.93%)
2055 videos, 2094 photographs and 187 sounds of species present in Samoa