Fregata minor
Great Frigatebird
As recorded: Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Suliformes › Fregatidae
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Howland Island
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Fregata minor observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,640 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
P87C+FQ, Faga'alu, Eastern District 96799, American Samoa
(c) Omg Media, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
台灣新北市板橋區新北
(c) 高山田鼠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
66GG8392+78
(c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
829W+5WM, Isla Genovesa, Loja, Ecuador
(c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Fregata minor. BPBM 6188. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36876654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/6188.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36876654 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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