Lesser Frigatebird

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Photo by Tom Tarrant
Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, December 2003

Fregata ariel

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Pantropical with breeding colonies widely scattered.

Accidental vagrant to the United States with records in Maine, Michigan, Wyoming, and California.

[edit] Taxonomy

Female
Photo by martinuk
Matava Resort, Kadavu, Fiji, April 2017

This is a polytypic species^[1] consisting of three subspecies^[1]:

• F. a. ariel:

• Islands in Indian and Pacific oceans

• F. a. trinitatis:

• Trindade Island and Martín Vaz Island; wanders to coastal Brazil

• F. a. iredalei:

• Mascarene Islands; disperses to coasts of India and Somalia

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Birdforum thread discussing id of Frigatebirds

• List of references

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