page_title: List of birds of American Samoa
section_title: Honeyeaters
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of American Samoa / Honeyeaters
caption_attribution_description: This Wattled Honeyeater is of the Samoan and Tongan subspecies that actually has prominent wattles (unlike the Fijian subspecies). It was a noisy and common species on 'Eua and Fafa, less common on Tongatapu. This bird was photographed in 'Eua, Tonga.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in American Samoa. The avifauna of American Samoa include a total of 75 species as of late 2019, according to Bird Checklists of the World. Of them, 15 are rare or accidental, four have been introduced by humans, and one, the mao, is extirpated. American Samoa has no endemic bird species but several near-endemics occur and many of the land birds occur in good numbers. A variety of seabirds breed in the islands. Hunting and introduced predators have reduced their numbers but there are still some important breeding sites such as Lata Mountain on Ta'u Island.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories of occurrence.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in American Samoa
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to American Samoa as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in American Samoa although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Meliphagidae
  The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea. They are nectar feeders and closely resemble other nectar-feeding passerines.
  Samoan myzomela, Myzomela nigriventris
  Mao, Gymnomyza samoensis (Ex)
  Eastern wattled-honeyeater, Foulehaio carunculatus
caption: Eastern wattled-honeyeater or iao, a common resident
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