Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Fregata magnificens
fragata real, Magnificent Frigatebird
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Fregatidae
Genus
Fregata
Species
magnificens
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Fregata magnificens magnificens Mathews, 1914 (GBIF Secretariat, 2021)
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Main breeding in Seymour, Isabela, San Cristobal, Dhapne Menor, Darwin, Genovesa, Gardner by Floreana.
- Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 104–110.
- Sundevall, C.J. (1871) On birds from the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 124-129.
- Swarth, H.S. (1931) The Avifauna of the Galapagos Islands. Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 18: 1-299.
- Hailer, F. Schreiber, E.A., Miller, J.M., Levin, I.I., Parker, P.G., Chesser, R.T. & R.C. Fleischer (2010) Long-term isolation of a highly mobile seabird on the Galapagos. Proceedings of the Royal Society, doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.1342
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
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"Galapagos Species Database, Fregata magnificens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9037. Accessed 9 August 2025.