Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) - HBW 1
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
French: Frégate du Pacifique
German: Bindenfregattvogel
Spanish: Rabihorcado Grande
Other common names: Pacific/Lesser (!) Frigatebird
Taxonomy: Pelecanus minor Gmelin, 1789, Christmas Island, E Indian Ocean.
Formerly included in F. aquila. Five subspecies normally recognized, though validity doubtful.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aldabrensis Mathews, 1914 - W Indian Ocean.
- minor (Gmelin, 1789) - E Indian and SW Pacific Oceans.
- palmerstoni (Gmelin, 1789) - W & C Pacific.
- aldabrensis Mathews, 1914 - W Indian Ocean.
- minor (Gmelin, 1789) - E Indian and SW Pacific Oceans.
- palmerstoni (Gmelin, 1789) - W & C Pacific.
- ridgwayi Mathews, 1914 - E Pacific.
- nicolli Mathews, 1914 - S Atlantic.
- Least Concern
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A male and its chick in the nest, both preening Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 2 years ago 19 sec 4.7 -
An immature flying to perch on a tree Midway Islands (ssp palmerstoni)
Bill Scholtz 4 November 2001 6 years ago 23 sec 4.7 -
A group of birds at their nest site Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Peter van Dam 6 June 2005 2 years ago 56 sec 4.6 -
A male displaying and sunning Seymour, Galapagos Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Christian Boix Hin... 7 September 2008 1 year ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A female preening its breast near its chick, in the nest Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp ridgwayi )
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 2 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A female preening and panting Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp ridgwayi)
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 2 years ago 30 sec 4.5
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Female in flight Kauai, Hawaiian Islands
Aleix Comas 21 July 2009 31 weeks ago 3.7
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