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Learn the wildlife of American Samoa

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819 species have research-grade observations in American Samoa on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer44
  2. Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus37
  3. Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus25
  4. Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica23
  5. Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca23
  6. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva22
  7. Blue-billed White-Tern Gygis candida20
  8. Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra19
  9. Wandering Tattler Tringa incana19
  10. Samoan Myzomela Myzomela nigriventris19

Plants

  1. Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica36
  2. Sea hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus22
  3. Red Ginger Alpinia purpurata18
  4. Noni Morinda citrifolia15
  5. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera14
  6. Crêpe ginger Hellenia speciosa13
  7. Ti Cordyline fruticosa11
  8. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica10
  9. Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis10
  10. Spanish Shawl Heterotis rotundifolia10

Mammals

  1. Pacific Flying-fox Pteropus tonganus12
  2. Samoa Flying-fox Pteropus samoensis8
  3. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae3
  4. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris2
  5. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris1

Insects

  1. Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp Polistes olivaceus9
  2. Euploea lewinii8
  3. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina7
  4. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros6
  5. Yellow Crazy Ant Anoplolepis gracilipes4
  6. Telostylinus lineolatus4
  7. Lallemandana navigans4
  8. Northern Plushback Palpada vinetorum3
  9. Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens3
  10. Baeturia maddisoni3

Spiders and kin

  1. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria3
  2. Northern Silver Orbweaver Leucauge granulata2
  3. Common Web-spider Neoscona theisi2

Reptiles

  1. Black Emo Skink Emoia nigra33
  2. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas24
  3. Samoa Skink Emoia samoensis11
  4. Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris8
  5. Copper-tailed Skink Emoia cyanura6
  6. Azure-tailed Skink Emoia impar5
  7. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata5
  8. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus4
  9. Pacific Dtella Gehyra oceanica3
  10. Bibron's Bevel-nosed Boa Candoia bibroni1

Fish

  1. Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus63
  2. Reticulate Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus42
  3. Orangefin Anemonefish Amphiprion chrysopterus38
  4. Speckled Butterflyfish Chaetodon citrinellus31
  5. Checkerboard Wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus31
  6. Lemonpeel Angelfish Centropyge flavissima29
  7. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus26
  8. Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish Chaetodon pelewensis25
  9. Bluelip Bristletooth Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus25
  10. Brown Tang Zebrasoma scopas24

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica13
  2. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima12
  3. Tutuila Tree Snail Eua zebrina8
  4. Noah's Giant Clam Tridacna noae6
  5. Humpback Cowrie Mauritia mauritiana5
  6. Arabian Cowrie Mauritia arabica4
  7. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea3
  8. Rosy Wolfsnail Euglandina rosea3
  9. Samoana conica2
  10. Pleated Nerite Nerita plicata2

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.