Fregata andrewsi   Mathews, 1914

Christmas Island frigatebird

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Ciconiiformes | Fregatidae

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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I: Endangered migratory species

Threat to humans

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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.