BirdUp · Species
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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- Order
- SULIFORMES
- Family
- Fregatidae
- Genus
- Fregata
At a glance
The Great Frigatebird is a very large bird, about 85–105 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 85–105 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Great Frigatebird look like?
The Great Frigatebird is a very large bird, about 85–105 cm long.
The great frigatebird is a large seabird in the frigatebird family. There are major nesting populations in the tropical Pacific Ocean, such as Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands; in the Indian Ocean, colonies can be found in the Seychelles and Mauritius, and there is a tiny population in the South Atlantic, mostly on and around St. Helena and Boatswain Bird Island.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Great Frigatebird?
The Great Frigatebird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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