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Magnificent frigatebird
Fregata magnificens · Family Fregatidae
Fregata magnificens
Family Fregatidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Fregatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 905,420
- Countries and territories with records
- 70
About this species
This species has 905,420 occurrence records from 70 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (18.6%), Mexico (17%), Costa Rica (8.9%), Panama (6.3%) and Puerto Rico (6.2%); together they account for 57.1% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.015% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Fregata magnificens combines the genus name Fregata with the species epithet magnificens. The Warbla app catalog lists 4 species of the genus Fregata; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Fregata minor, Fregata andrewsi and Fregata aquila.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 4 species of the family Fregatidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 3.7 times the family average (242,762). The family Fregatidae belongs to the order Suliformes, which has 48 species in the Warbla app catalog.