August 26, 2020
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Samoa's national bird, the near-extinct manumea, was spotted in Savai’i earlier this month. The bird was both heard and seen during a forest survey of Mount Silisili in Aopo in early August, and heard during a survey of Masmasa-Falelima National Park in July. No photographs were taken. The Samoa Conservation Society (S.C.S.) Vice-President, James Atherton, said he is treating the bird calls alone with some caution, as they can easily be confused with the lupe (pigeon).
