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Fregata minor (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Fragata grande, Fragata común, Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2008.

Fregata minor, Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2005.

Fregata minor, Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2003.

Fregata minor, Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2001.

Fregata minor, Genovesa Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2009.

Fregata minor. Photo: Deborah Freund, CDF, 2012.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Pelecaniformes

Family
Fregatidae

Genus
Fregata

Species
minor

Taxon category: Accepted

Taxon origin: Native

Status

Ecology

Feeding type: Piscivorous

Trophic role: Carnivorous

Reproduction mode: Exclusively sexual

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Gardner-by-Floreana, Española, Tortuga Islet, Cuatro Hermanos, San Cristóbal, (Pitt Islet and Pitt Point), Genovesa, Darwin, Wolf and Daphne Major.

References

Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 104–110.
Swash, A. Still, R. (2000) Birds, mammals, and reptiles of the Galapagos Islands, an identification guide. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 168 pp.
Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
Castro, I. Phillips, A. (1996) A Guide to the Birds of the Galapagos Islands. Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd., London.
Swarth, H.S. (1931) The Avifauna of the Galapagos Islands. Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 18: 1-299.
Padilla, L.R. Whiteman, N.K., Merkel, J., Huyvaert, K.P. & Parker, P.G. (2006) Health assessment of seabirds on Isla Genovesa, Galápagos Islands. Ornithological Monographs 60: 86-97.
Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Fregata minor", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5086. Accessed 25 April 2024.