Stats

Lifespan: 30-40 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Colony
Biome: Tropical ocean
Range: Tropical oceans
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Uncommon

About

The Great Frigatebird is a large seabird that nests in tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, including Hawaii, the Galápagos Islands, the Seychelles, Mauritius, St. Helena, and Boatswain Bird Island. These birds are known for their impressive wingspan, which can reach up to 6.5 meters, and their ability to soar for long distances without flapping their wings.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A clutch of eggs is incubated in the nest, kept warm by a brooding parent until the chicks pip free.
2.
hatchling
A naked or downy hatchling is fed in the nest by its parents.
3.
juvenile
A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest and learns to fly and forage.
4.
adult
Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Fregatidae
Genus: Fregata
Species: Fregata minor