Samoa
Checklist of Endemic Bird Species
This list of bird species found exclusively in Samoa is based on the taxonomy used in del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016). The source list based on the December 2017 update is available online here. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
del Hoyo, J. & N.J. Collar HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2014 Vol. 1: Non-passerines & 2016 Vol. 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Additional species recognized after the HBW-BirdLife December 2017 update or considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.
Didunculus
strigirostris (Columbiformes Columbidae)
Tooth-billed Pigeon
Pareudiastes
pacificus (Gruiformes Rallidae)
Samoan Moorhen
Todiramphus
recurvirostris
(Coraciiformes Alcedinidae)
Flat-billed
Kingfisher
Gymnomyza
samoensis (Passeriformes Meliphagidae)
Mao
Pachycephala
flavifrons (Passeriformes Pachycephalidae) Samoan Whistler
Lalage
sharpei (Passeriformes Campephagidae)
Samoan Triller
Rhipidura
nebulosa (Passeriformes Rhipiduridae)
Samoan Fantail
Myiagra
albiventris (Passeriformes Monarchidae)
Samoan Flycatcher
Zosterops samoensis (Passeriformes Zosteropidae) Samoan White-eye
The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3. (# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the HBW-BirdLife checklist)
Erythrura cyaneovirens # (Passeriformes Estrildidae) Red-headed Parrotfinch 12
The following additional endemic
species were recognized as distinct by the IOC since the IOC 10.1 checklist (IOC) and were also not recognized in any of the other checklists listed above.
Turdus samoensis (Passeriformes Turdidae) Samoan Island Thrush