Order: Suliformes | Family: Fregatidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult| Sex: Female | Loc. Unknown
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. New Zealand
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. New Zealand
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. New Zealand
Status: The Great Frigatebird has been reported only a few times within the range of the Magnificent Frigatebird. Great Frigatebirds breed on the Galapagos Archipelago and due to their similarity to the more common Magnificent Frigatebirds, they are perhaps overlooked. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Avefragata Mayor.
Sub-species: Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) Gmelin, JF, 1789.
Meaning of Name: Fregata: French mariner’s name; for the swift and rapacious habits of frigatebirds. minor: L Small, smaller.
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