Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens [Matthews, 1914] |
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Order:
Pelecaniformes
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Family: Fregatidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 930 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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French: fregaté=a light, fast warship and L.: magnificens=magnificently |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: tropical is in e Pacific and Atlantic/Caribbean, RANGES: tropical waters |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds on rocky islands |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish, also squid, jellyfish; feeds from air and will often harass other birds to steal food |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Shropshire, 2005 (Isle of Man, 1998)
(Eaton, M. et al. 2005. Birding World 18:479-481)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
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English Midlands:
Shropshire
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Fregatfugl | Dutch: Amerikaanse fregatvogel |
| Finnish: Isofregattilintu | French: Frégate superbe |
| German: Prachtfregattvogel | Hungarian: Pompás fregattmadár |
| Icelandic: Freigátufugl | Irish: |
| Italian: Fregata magnifica | Norwegian: Praktfregattfugl |
| Polish: Fregata wielka | Portuguese: Fragata |
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Spanish:
Rabihorcado grande
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Swedish: Prakfregattfĺgel |
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BirdLife species page
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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