American Samoa

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	1	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	7	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	6	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

American Samoa at a glance

Land area

199 km²

BirdLife Partner

Species
Total number of birds	46
Globally threatened birds	6
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	7
Total IBA area	18,218 km²
IBA area as % of land area	9,155%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: American Samoa. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/american-samoa on 23/12/2024.