Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor - Frégate du Pacifique

Systematics

Order
:
Suliformes
Family
:
Frégatidés
Genus
:
Fregata
Species
:
minor

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 105 cm
Wingspan
: 205 à 230 cm.
Weight
: 1000 à 1640 g

Longevity

34 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) is a species of bird in the Fregatidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Fregata minor minor (c and e Indian Ocean to South China Sea)
Fregata minor nicolli (s Atlantic)
Fregata minor aldabrensis (w Indian Ocean)
Fregata minor palmerstoni (w and c Pacific)
Fregata minor ridgwayi (e Pacific)

Foreign names

Frégate du Pacifique,
Rabihorcado grande,
rabiforcado-grande,
Bindenfregattvogel,
szalagos fregattmadár,
Grote Fregatvogel,
Fregata maggiore,
större fregattfågel,
Storfregattfugl,
fregata ebenová,
fregatka obecná,
Stor Fregatfugl,
kuningasfregattilintu,
Grootfregatvoël,
fregata gran,
fregata średnia,
lielais fregatputns,
Большой фрегат,
Cikalang besar,
オオグンカンドリ,
大军舰鸟,
นกโจรสลัดใหญ่,
大軍艦鳥〔黑腹軍艦鳥〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; 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)