Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyFregatidae (Frigatebirds)
- GenusFregata (Frigatebirds)
- SpeciesFregata minor (Great Frigatebird)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Australian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Australian Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Frigatebird at Daintree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |