Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Fregatidae
- Genus
- Fregata
- eBird Code
- magfri
Distribution
breeds Cape Verde Islands (where almost extirpated), islands from southern Baja California (northwestern Mexico) to Ecuador including Galapagos, and eastern Mexico and far southern Florida through Caribbean to northeastern Brazil; ranges to coastal northern Baja California, Gulf of California, and southward to northern Peru, and to northern Florida and Gulf of Mexico
Vocalizations
Daniel Velasco C. · CC_BY_4_0
steve b · CC0_1_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.