Birds of the World


Christmas Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) Male Vulnerable Range: IO: Christmas I. (s of w Java) Jakarta Bay, Indonesia
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Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila) Vulnerable Range: AO: Ascension I. (where recently re-established) and Boatswainbird I. (e of Ascension I., nc South Atlantic Ocean)


Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Range: TrO: widespread, tropical Indian and Pacific ocean is., also nw South Atlantic Papua New Guinea
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Significantly smaller than Magnificent or Great Frigatebird.


Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Male Range: AO, PO: e Pacific Ocean (w Mexico to Ecuador), Atlantic Ocean (e Mexico and Florida to Brazil), and Cape Verde Is. (where almost extinct) Punta Vicente Roca, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Female Range: AO, PO: e Pacific Ocean (w Mexico to Ecuador), Atlantic Ocean (e Mexico and Florida to Brazil), and Cape Verde Is. (where almost extinct) Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA Commonly seen soaring over beaches on the Atlantic/Caribbean and Pacific sides.
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) Male Range: TrO: widespread, islands of tropical Indian and Pacific oceans, local e of e Brazil (tropical Atlantic Ocean) Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Female Range: TrO: widespread, islands of tropical Indian and Pacific oceans, local e of e Brazil (tropical Atlantic Ocean) Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) Female Range: TrO: widespread, islands of tropical Indian and Pacific oceans, local e of e Brazil (tropical Atlantic Ocean) Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Except for an occasional wanderer from a nesting site on the Galapagos, the Great Frigatebird rarely reaches tropical America. The Great Frigatebird is very similar to the Magnificent Frigatebird, but smaller.