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Magnificent Frigatebird / Fregata magnificens

Magnificent Frigatebird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMagnificent Frigate-bird, Man-o-war-bird, Man-o'-War Bird, Galapagos Man-o-war-bird, Man O'War Bird, Magnificient Frigatebird, Magnificent Frigata, Magnificent Frigate Bird, Man-o'-war-bird
Old latin name for birdTachypetes caroliniana, Fregata aquila, Fregata caroliniana, Pelecanus aquilus
OrderGannets and relatives / Suliformes
FamilyFrigatebirds / Fregatidae
GenusFregata
Breeding regionAtlantic ocean, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregione Pacific Ocean (w Mexico to Ecuador), Atlantic Ocean (e Mexico and Florida to Brazil), and Cape Verde Is. (where almost extinct)
Non breeding regionto coastal n Baja California, Gulf of California and s to n Peru; to n Florida and Gulf of Mexico

Magnificent Frigatebird bird sounds *

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    Bill clacking and vocal clicking, © Richard C. Hoyer
    Ecuador
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    Call, song, © Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado
    Ecuador
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    Call, song, © Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado
    Ecuador
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    Begging call, © Ricardo José Mitidieri
    Brazil
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    Mechanical and vocal, © Sandra Gallo-Corona
    Mexico
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    Wing sounds, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
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    Flight call, © Esau Toaki Villarreal
    Mexico
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    Begging call, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
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    Call, © Oswaldo Cortes
    Colombia
  • 10.
    Call, © Oswaldo Cortes
    Colombia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Christmas Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird
Lesser Frigatebird
Ascension Frigatebird

Where to see Magnificent Frigatebird

Magnificent Frigatebird subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Fregata magnificens magnificensGalápagos-No
Fregata magnificens rothschildiBoavista (where almost extinct; ne Cape Verde Is., s Macaronesia, w of w Africa); I. Santa Margarita (w of sw Baja California), Tres Marias, Revillagigedo, and other islands off wc Mexico, Pearl Is. (sw of c Panama), and other islands off w Central America; many islands of Caribbean from s Florida and Florida Keys, including San Andrés and Providencia (far e of Nicaragua), to islands off Venezuela, the Guianas and ne, se Brazil, Fernando de Noronha (ne of ne Brazil)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BasqueFregata grossa
BelarusianЦудоўны фрэгат
Bengaliযাজচ঳ক চিমগট঩াচি
BulgarianВеликолепна фрегата, Голяма фрегата
CatalanFregata grossa, fregata magnífica
Chinese华丽军舰鸟, 阿岛军舰鸟
Chinese (Traditional)麗色軍艦鳥
Croatianveliki brzan, Velika fregata
Czechfregatka vznešená
DanishPragtfregatfugl, Amerikansk Fregatfugl
DutchAscensionfregatvogel, Amerikaanse Fregatvogel
EsperantoGrandioza fregato
Estoniankeiser-fregattlind
Finnishkeisarifregattilintu, Isokaappari, Keisarikaappari
FrenchFrégate marine, Frégate magnifique, Frégate superbe
FrisianAmerikaanske fregatfûgel
GalicianRabiforcado magnífico, Rabiforcado, Fregata grossa
GermanPrachtfregattvogel
GreekΛαμπρoφρεγάτα, Μεγάλη Φρεγάτα
Hebrewפריגט הדור, פריגט נהדר
Hungarianpompás fregattmadár
IcelandicFreigátufugl
IrishFrigéad niamhrach
ItalianFregata magnifica
Japaneseアメリカグンカンドリ
Latviangreznais fregatputns
Lithuanianpuošnioji fregata
MacedonianВеличенствена фрегата
ManxFrigaid mooaralagh
Northern SamiFregáhttaloddi
NorwegianPraktfregattfugl, praktfregattfugl, Ascensionfregattfugl
Norwegian NynorskPraktfregattfugl
Polishfregata wielka
PortugueseRabiforcado, tesourão / rabiforcado, fragata-magnífica, Rabo-forcado, Catraia, rabiforcado-magnífico, grapira, alcatraz, tesoureiro, fragata, João-grande, tesourão-magnífico, tesoura, Fragata-comum, Fragata-magnífica, tesourão
RomanianFregată magnifică
RussianВеликолепный фрегат, Вознесенский фрегат
SerbianVelika fregata
Slovakfregata vznešená, fregata orlia
Slovenianlepa burnica, lepa bumica, Velika burnica
SpanishRabihorcado magnífico, Rabijunco, Tijereta, Rabihorcado grande, Fregata magnifica, Rabihorcado Magno, Rabihorcado Magníf, Fragata, Fragata Magnífica, Fragata Tijereta, Fragata o tijerilla, Ave fragata, Rabihorcado, Tijerilla
SwedishAscensionfregattfågel, praktfregattfågel
TurkishMuhteşem Fregatkuşu, Görkemli fregatkuşu, Büyük Fregatkuşu, büyük fregat kuşu
Ukrainianфрегат карибський
WelshAderyn ffrigad gwych