Fregata minor   (Gmelin, 1789)

Great frigatebird
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Ciconiiformes | Fregatidae

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

Pelagic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific and Western Central Atlantic. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.9 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 10.4 cm; tarsus: 8.5 cm; wing: 55.5 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 86 to 100 cm; Wingspan: 206 to 230 cm (Ref. 8812). Pelagic (Ref. 122680). Found offshore and in tropical oceanic islands (Ref. 356). Colonial breeder, typically in trees and bushes. Gregarious; trails ships (Ref. 91362). Exhibits dipping behavior and piracy (Ref. 356). Adept aerial flier, obtains some of its food by harassing other seabirds until they regurgitate their prey. Feeds over schools of predatory fishes (Ref. 122680).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Schlatter, R.P. and A. Simeone. 1999. (Ref. 5962)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 December 2019

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.3 - 21.1, mean 14.1 (based on 581 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.