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The tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), also known as the manumea, is a large pigeon found only in Samoa.It is the only living species of genus Didunculus.A related extinct species, the Tongan tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus placopedetes), is only known from subfossil remains in several archeological sites in Tonga.
The many-colored fruit dove (Ptilinopus perousii), also known as manuma in the Samoan language, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. [2] [3] It occurs on islands in the south-west Pacific Ocean where it is found in Fiji, the Samoan Islands, and Tonga. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The Samoa Conservation Society (Fa’asao Samoa) is an environmental organisation based in Samoa. Its purpose is to promote the conservation of Samoa’s biological diversity and natural heritage. [1] The society is active in efforts to save the critically-endangered Manumea, Samoa's national bird, [2] [3] and in forest restoration. [4]
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Samoa. The avifauna of Samoa include a total of 100 species, of which 9 are endemic , and 5 have been introduced by humans and 23 are rare or accidental. 13 species are globally threatened.
Manu Samoa 7s, national rugby union team, winning the Hong Kong Sevens in 2007. A group of children. 2008 $20: 72 х 140 Yellow: The 50m Sopo'aga Waterfall situated on Le Mafa Pass Road, Upolu island. Manumea or Samoan pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), national bird of Samoa. 2008 $50: 72 х 140 paper + plastic: Purple: Government of Samoa ...
Manu’a’s flag. The Manuʻa Islands, [1] [2] [3] or the Manuʻa tele (Samoan: Manuʻa tele), in the Samoan Islands, consists of three main islands: Taʻū, Ofu and Olosega. [4] [5] [6] The latter two are separated only by the shallow, 137-meter-wide Āsaga Strait, and are now connected by a bridge over the strait.
They are the most "loved" publisher in the world on Toys for Tots (by "love" reactions). [18] The animal brand won a Shorty Social Good award for Best Use of Facebook in 2017 and 2018; [19] [20] Shorty Award for Best in Pets and Animals; [21] Webby Award for its social/animal content and another Shorty Social Good Award for Best Video Series for "Comeback Kids: Animal Edition".
Savaiʻi volcano, as seen from the NASA's EO-1 satellite in July 2010. Savaiʻi is the largest and highest island both in Samoa and in the Samoan Islands chain. The island is also the sixth largest in Polynesia, behind the three main islands of New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands of Hawaii and Maui.