Order
Suliformes
Family
Fregatidae
Genus
Fregata
 
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Great Frigatebird Fregata minor

Vanessa H. Gauger Metz and Elizabeth A. Schreiber
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002

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Figure 1. Breeding distribution of the Great Frigatebird in the Hawaiian Archipelago. - Range Map
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Figure 1. Breeding distribution of the Great Frigatebird in the Hawaiian Archipelago.

This species also breeds on islands throughout the world’s tropical oceans; see Distribution in text for details.

Recommended Citation

Gauger Metz, V. H. and E. A. Schreiber (2002). Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.681