BPBM 177900Vertebrate Zoology
Fregata minor
Great Frigatebird
As recorded: Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Suliformes › Fregatidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- probably Tern Island
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 23.8700, -166.2900
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Fregata minor observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-05-13.
2022-05-13
HI, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2002-04-08
Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals
(c) IanLJones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fregata minor. BPBM 177900. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93023344. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/177900.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93023344 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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