Samoa · Tuamasaga
Apia
52 species and 734 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, with up to 26 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Polynesian TrillerLalage maculosa
Cardinal MyzomelaMyzomela cardinalis
Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
Samoan StarlingAplonis atrifusca
Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacraSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Apia Harbor1 km37 species
- Apia – Mt. Vaea & Robert Louis Stevenson Museum4 km46 species
- Malolo'lelei Watershed Reserve7 km36 species
- Dave Parker's Eco Lodge8 km41 species
- Vaisagno Watertank8 km28 species
- Upolu – Lake Lanoto'o10 km33 species
All 52 species recorded here
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus
- Flat-billed Kingfisher Todiramphus recurvirostris
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Many-colored Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii
- Samoan Fantail Rhipidura nebulosa
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Samoan Whistler Pachycephala flavifrons
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Mao Gymnomyza samoensis
- Samoan Triller Lalage sharpei
- Samoan Flycatcher Myiagra albiventris
- Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
- Norfolk Robin Petroica multicolor
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Red-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura cyaneovirens
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Apia?
March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 26 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Apia?
52 species, from 734 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Apia in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-vented Bulbul, Common Myna, Pacific Golden Plover, Brown Noddy and Rock Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.