BirdUp · Species
Christmas Frigatebird
Fregata andrewsiMathews, 1914
- Order
- SULIFORMES
- Family
- Fregatidae
- Genus
- Fregata
At a glance
The Christmas Frigatebird is a very large bird, about 90–100 cm long, listed as Critically Endangered and native to Australia. It is best seen in summer.
- Size
- 90–100 cm
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Summer
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Christmas Frigatebird look like?
The Christmas Frigatebird is a very large bird, about 90–100 cm long and weighing 750–1650 g.
The Christmas frigatebird or Christmas Island frigatebird is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which is an endemic breeder to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Apart from the Ascension frigatebird, the three other species of frigatebird have much more widely distributed breeding locations.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Christmas Frigatebird?
The Christmas Frigatebird is recorded across its Australian range mainly in January, February, April, May, August, September, November and December.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Christmas Frigatebird eat?
The Christmas Frigatebird feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks or alone.
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