Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens - Frégate superbe

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Suliformes

  • Family
    :

    Frégatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Fregata

  • Species
    :

    magnificens

Descriptor

Mathews, 1914

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 114 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 217 à 244 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1200 à 1587 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Frégate superbe
♂ adult
Frégate superbe
♀ adult

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is a species of bird in the Fregatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Fregata magnificens magnificens (Cape Verde Is, Caribbean, e Pacific)
  • Fregata magnificens rothschildi ()

Foreign names

  • Frégate superbe,
  • Rabihorcado magnífico,
  • rabiforcado-magnífico,
  • Prachtfregattvogel,
  • pompás fregattmadár,
  • Amerikaanse Fregatvogel,
  • Fregata magnifica,
  • praktfregattfågel,
  • Praktfregattfugl,
  • fregata vznešená,
  • fregatka vznešená,
  • Pragtfregatfugl,
  • keisarifregattilintu,
  • fregata magnífica,
  • Freigátufugl,
  • fregata wielka,
  • greznais fregatputns,
  • lepa bumica,
  • Великолепный фрегат,
  • アメリカグンカンドリ,
  • 华丽军舰鸟,
  • 麗色軍艦鳥,

Voice song and cries

Frégate superbe
♂ adult

Habitat

Frégate superbe

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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