Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens - Frégate superbe

Systematics

Order
:
Suliformes
Family
:
Frégatidés
Genus
:
Fregata
Species
:
magnificens

Descriptor

Mathews, 1914

Biometrics

Size
: 114 cm
Wingspan
: 217 à 244 cm.
Weight
: 1200 à 1587 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is a species of bird in the Fregatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Fregata magnificens magnificens (Cape Verde Is, Caribbean, e Pacific)
Fregata magnificens rothschildi ()

Foreign names

Frégate superbe,
Rabihorcado magnífico,
rabiforcado-magnífico,
Prachtfregattvogel,
pompás fregattmadár,
Amerikaanse Fregatvogel,
Fregata magnifica,
praktfregattfågel,
Praktfregattfugl,
fregata vznešená,
fregatka vznešená,
Pragtfregatfugl,
keisarifregattilintu,
fregata magnífica,
Freigátufugl,
fregata wielka,
greznais fregatputns,
lepa bumica,
Великолепный фрегат,
アメリカグンカンドリ,
华丽军舰鸟,
麗色軍艦鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m)