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| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Least Concern |
| 2009 | Least Concern |
| 2008 | Least Concern |
| 2004 | Least Concern |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | Medium |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 191,000 | |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 11,300,000 | |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | poor | Estimated | 2009 | |
| Population trend | Increasing | - | ||
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 15.9 | - | - | - |
| Trend justification: The population trend is increasing in North America (based on BBS/CBC data: Butcher and Niven 2007). | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla (to UK) | Native | No | |||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Native | No | |||
| Argentina | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Aruba (to Netherlands) | Native | No | |||
| Bahamas | Native | No | |||
| Barbados | Native | No | |||
| Belize | Native | No | |||
| Bermuda (to UK) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) | Native | No | |||
| Brazil | Native | No | |||
| Canada | Unknown | No | |||
| Cape Verde | Native | No | |||
| Cayman Islands (to UK) | Native | No | |||
| Chile | Vagrant | No | |||
| Colombia | Native | No | |||
| Costa Rica | Native | No | |||
| Cuba | Native | No | |||
| Curaçao (to Netherlands) | Native | No | |||
| Denmark | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Dominica | Native | No | |||
| Dominican Republic | Native | No | |||
| Ecuador | Native | No | |||
| El Salvador | Native | No | |||
| France | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| French Guiana | Native | No | |||
| Gambia | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Grenada | Native | No | |||
| Guadeloupe (to France) | Native | No | |||
| Guatemala | Native | No | |||
| Guyana | Native | No | |||
| Haiti | Native | No | |||
| Honduras | Native | No | |||
| Jamaica | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Martinique (to France) | Native | No | |||
| Mauritania | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Mexico | Native | No | |||
| Montserrat (to UK) | Native | No | |||
| Nicaragua | Native | No | |||
| Panama | Native | No | |||
| Peru | Native | No | |||
| Portugal | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Senegal | Unknown | No | |||
| Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) | Native | No | |||
| Spain | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| St Kitts and Nevis | Native | No | |||
| St Lucia | Native | No | |||
| St Martin (to France) | Native | No | |||
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | Native | No | |||
| Suriname | Native | No | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Native | No | |||
| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA) | Native | No | |||
| Uruguay | Native | No | Yes | ||
| USA | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Venezuela | Native | No | |||
| Virgin Islands (to UK) | Native | No | |||
| Virgin Islands (to USA) | Native | No | |||
| Western Sahara | Unknown | No |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Anguilla (to UK) | Dog Island |  |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Codrington Lagoon and the Creek | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Redonda | |
| Bahamas | Cay Verde | |
| Bahamas | Guana Cays | |
| Bahamas | North Atlantic Abaco Cays | |
| Brazil | Arquipélago dos Alcatrazes | |
| Cayman Islands (to UK) | Booby Pond Nature Reserve | |
| Colombia | Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona | |
| Cuba | Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila | |
| Dominica | L'llet | |
| Dominican Republic | Del Este National Park | |
| Ecuador | Isla de la Plata | |
| Ecuador | Isla Santa Clara | |
| Ecuador | Refugio de Vida Silvestre Isla Corazón e Isla Fragata | |
| French Guiana | Connétable | |
| French Guiana | Connétable - Marine | |
| Guyana | Shell Beach | |
| Jamaica | Black River Great Morass | |
| Jamaica | Pedro Cays and Bank | |
| Jamaica | Portland Ridge and Bight | |
| Martinique (to France) | Pointe Pain de Sucre | |
| Nicaragua | Bluefields Bay and adjacent landscape | |
| Nicaragua | Booby Cay Island | |
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | Mona and Monito | |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | All Awash Island | |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | Battowia Island | |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | Petit Canouan | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Soldado Rock | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA) | Navassa | |
| Virgin Islands (to UK) | Great Tobago | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level | major | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Macroalgal/Kelp | major | resident |
| Marine Neritic | Pelagic | major | resident |
| Marine Neritic | Seagrass (Submerged) | major | resident |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel | major | resident |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs | major | resident |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy | major | resident |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy-Mud | major | resident |
| Marine Oceanic | Epipelagic (0-200m) | major | resident |
| Altitude | 0 - 0 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Utilisation
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food (human) | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Fregata magnificens. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
| Family | Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) |
| Species name author | Mathews, 1914 |
| Population size | mature individuals |
| Population trend | Increasing |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 191,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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