American Samoa
Mount Alava Ridge Trail, National Park of American Samoa
32 species and 312 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 13 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Polynesian Wattled HoneyeaterFoulehaio carunculatus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
White-rumped SwiftletAerodramus spodiopygius
Samoan StarlingAplonis atrifusca
Pacific Imperial PigeonDucula pacifica
Polynesian StarlingAplonis tabuensis
Cardinal MyzomelaMyzomela cardinalis
Pacific KingfisherTodiramphus sacer
Crimson-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus porphyraceus
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Red-footed BoobySula sulaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Pago Pago2 km28 species
- American Samoa NP – Vatia Bay5 km36 species
- Afono Pass6 km9 species
- Amalau Valley, American Samoa National Park, Tutuila6 km28 species
- Pola Island, American Samoa National Park6 km25 species
- Lower Sauma Ridge Trailhead6 km31 species
All 32 species recorded here
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer
- Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
- Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
- Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Many-colored Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mount Alava Ridge Trail, National Park of American Samoa?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 13 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mount Alava Ridge Trail, National Park of American Samoa?
32 species, from 312 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mount Alava Ridge Trail, National Park of American Samoa in November?
The most recorded in November: Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater, Atlantic White Tern, White-tailed Tropicbird, White-rumped Swiftlet and Samoan Starling.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.