The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Many-coloured Fruit-dove Ptilinopus perousii | LC | resident (1986) | min 15 birds | A2 |
Samoan Fruit-dove Ptilinopus fasciatus | LC | resident (1986) | min 1,300 birds | A2 |
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus | LC | resident (1986) | min 16,750 birds | A2 |
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis | LC | resident (1986) | min 1,800 birds | A2 |
Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis | LC | resident (1986) | min 2,247 birds | A2 |
Samoan Starling Aplonis atrifusca | LC | resident (1986) | min 7,508 birds | A2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2012 | not assessed | medium | low |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | population | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
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Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | 463 / 463 (birds) | 100 | not assessed | ||
Gygis alba | 3,779 / 3,779 (birds) | 100 | not assessed |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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1988 | Not Reported | National Park (V) | 84 |
1988 | American Samoa | National Park (II) | 100 |
2003 | Vatia Village | Marine Protected Area (V) | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: National Park of American Samoa - Tutuila (American Samoa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/national-park-of-american-samoa--tutuila-iba-american-samoa on 23/12/2024.