Lesser Frigatebird / Fregata ariel LC
- Synonyms Least Frigatebird, Lesser Frigate, Lesser Frigate Bird, Lesser Frigata
- Old latin name for bird Atagen ariel
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Where to see Lesser Frigatebird
- Breeding region Tropical
- Breeding subregion widespread, tropical Indian and Pacific ocean is., also nw South Atlantic
- Non breeding region to waters off se Africa, sw India and Sri Lanka, throughout Indonesian Arch. and Philippines to Taiwan, New Guinea waters, n Australia and Melanesia
- American Samoa
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oman
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Pitcairn
- Russia
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
Lesser Frigatebird subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fregata ariel ariel | Cocos (Keeling) Is. (ec Indian Ocean), Ashmore Reef (nw of Australia), islands off nw WA and Gulf of Carpentaria (nc Australia), Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea is. (ne Australia), Tench I. (St. Matthias group, nc Bismarck Arch.), Chesterfield Is. (w of New Caledonia), Walpole I. (e of New Caledonia) and Fiji (sw Polynesia) to e Tuamotu group (e Polynesia) | - | No |
| Fregata ariel iredalei | sw tropical South Indian Ocean islands: Europa (w of s Madagascar, Mozambique Channel), Aldabra (w Aldabra group, sw Seychelles), St. Brandon (n of Mascarenes), Maldives and Chagos Arch. (nc Indian Ocean) | - | No |
| Fregata ariel trinitatis | Trindade I. (e of e Brazil, nw South Atlantic Ocean) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinfregatvoël, Klein Fregatvoël |
| Arabic | فرقاط صغير |
| Belarusian | Малы фрэгат |
| Bengali | হছাট চিমগটাচি |
| Bulgarian | Малка фрегата, Ариелова фрегата |
| Catalan | Fregata ariel, fregata petita |
| Chinese | 白斑军舰鸟, 白斑軍艦鳥 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白班軍艦鳥, 白斑軍艦鳥, 白斑軍艦鳥〔小軍艦鳥〕, 小軍艦鳥〔白斑軍艦鳥〕 |
| Chuvash | пĕчĕк фрегат |
| Croatian | mali brzan, Mala fregata |
| Czech | fregatka malá |
| Danish | Lille Fregatfugl |
| Dutch | Kleine Fregatvogel |
| Esperanto | Malgranda fregato, blankaksela fregato |
| Estonian | väike-fregattlind |
| Finnish | Pikkukaappari, pikkufregattilintu |
| French | Frégate ariel, Petite Frégate |
| Frisian | Lytse fregatfûgel |
| Galician | Rabiforcado pequeno |
| German | Arielfregattvogel, Kleiner Fregattvogel |
| Greek | Μικρή Φρεγάτα, Μικρoφρεγάτα |
| Hebrew | פריגט קטן, פרגט קטן |
| Hungarian | kis fregattmadár, Indiai fregattmadár |
| Icelandic | Sæfreigáti |
| Indonesian | Burung cikalang kecil, Cikalang kecil |
| Irish | Frigéad beag |
| Italian | Fregata ariel, Fregata minore |
| Japanese | コグンカンドリ |
| Korean | 군함조 |
| Latvian | mazais fregatputns |
| Lithuanian | mažoji fregata |
| Malagasy | Bomomandry, Bamomandry |
| Malay | Burung Simbang Kecil, Simbang Kecil |
| Malayalam | ചിന്ന കടൽകള്ളൻ, ചിന്ന കടൽക്കള്ളൻ |
| Norwegian | småfregattfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Småfregattfugl |
| Polish | fregata mala, fregata mała |
| Portuguese | fragata-pequena, Tesourão-pequeno, Fragata-pequena |
| Romanian | Fregată ariel |
| Russian | Фрегат-ариэль, Фрегат малый, Малый фрегат, Фрегат-ариель, Фрегат Ариэль |
| Samoan | atafa |
| Serbian | Mala fregata |
| Slovak | fregata bieloboká |
| Slovenian | Mala burnica |
| Spanish | Rabihorcado chico, Fragata Pequeña, Rebihorcado Chico |
| Swahili | Mnandi-pwani Mdogo |
| Swedish | mindre fregattfågel |
| Tahitian | otaha |
| Thai | นกโจรสลัดเล็ก |
| Turkish | Küçük Fregatkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Фрегат-аріель, фрегат-арієль |
| Vietnamese | Cốc biển bé, Chim Cốc biển bé |
| Welsh | Aderyn ffrigad bach |