Research team discovers rare seabird nests on Tutuila
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four active burrows of the rare Taʻiʻo (Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata) were discovered on two separate mountain peaks on Tutuila, American Samoa last month – the

![As a rare seabird species that only visits the most remote and densely vegetated mountain tops of islands at night, this is a very challenging bird to study, according to Dr André Raine, Science Director for ARC. Four active burrows of the rare Taʻiʻo Tahiti Petrel were discovered on two separate mountain peaks on Tutuila last month. [photo: J Rothe] Remote mountain area on Tutuila](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/breeding_habitat_for_tahiti_petrel_on_tutuila_j_rothe.jpg?itok=_5aw2tpP)







