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Fregata andrewsi   Mathews, 1914

Christmas Island frigatebird

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Christmas Island (AU) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 84934.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/kt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Enticott, J. and D. Tipling, 1997
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Ciconiiformes (Storks, herons and ostriches) > Fregatidae (frigatebirds)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 119695).   Tropical; 12°N - 12°S, 91°E - 123°E (Ref. 119694)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.6 kg (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 89 to 100 cm; Wingspan: 206 to 230 cm (Ref. 8812). Minimum and maximum depth ranges are based on feeding behavior of dipper types of seabirds (Ref. 119695). This is to be replaced with better references. Surface feeding; scavenging; kleptoparasitism; oceanic; warm, low-salinity waters of the south Equatorial Current (Ref. 356).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Li, X. 1990. (Ref. 78638)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (C1+2a(ii)); Date assessed: 18 November 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.1 - 20.3, mean 11.8 (based on 122 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.