page_title: National Park of American Samoa
section_title: Fauna
hierarchical_section_title: National Park of American Samoa / Biodiversity / Fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: Many-coloured Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus perousii) Female, Bobby's Farm, Vuna, Taveuni, Fiji Isles
context_page_description: The National Park of American Samoa is a national park in the United States territory of American Samoa, distributed across three islands: Tutuila, Ofu, and Ta‘ū. The park preserves and protects coral reefs, tropical rainforests, fruit bats, and the Samoan culture. Popular activities include hiking and snorkeling. Of the park's 13,500 acres, 9,000 acres is land and 4,500 acres is coral reefs and ocean. The park is the only American National Park Service system unit south of the equator.
context_section_description: Three species of bat are the only native mammals: two large fruit bats (Samoa flying fox and white-naped flying fox) and a small insectivore, the Pacific sheath-tailed bat. They serve an important role in pollinating the island's plants. The sheath-tailed bat was nearly eliminated by Cyclone Val in 1991. Native reptiles include the pelagic gecko, Polynesian gecko, mourning gecko, stump-toed gecko, Pacific boa and seven skink species.
  A major role for the park is to control and eradicate invasive plant and animal species such as feral pigs, which threaten the park's ecosystem. There are several bird species, the most predominant being the wattled honeyeater, Samoan starling, and Pacific pigeon. Other unusual birds include the Tahiti petrel, the spotless crake, and the rare (in this locality) many-colored fruit dove.
caption: The many-colored fruit dove has been found in the park.
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