Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Galápagos Islands

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

Magnificent Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Magnificent Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata magnificens

70–80% · Very likely
Blue-footed Booby
LC

Blue-footed Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula nebouxii

80–90% · Very likely
Nazca Booby
LC

Nazca Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula granti

40–50% · Likely
Red-footed Booby
LC

Red-footed Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula sula

10–20% · With luck
Flightless Cormorant

Flightless Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax harrisi

10–20% · With luck
Peruvian Booby
LC

Peruvian Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula variegata

Insufficient data
Masked Booby
LC

Masked Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula dactylatra

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
90–100%
2 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
6 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Frigatebird in Galápagos Islands?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Great Frigatebird sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 2432 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Frigatebird in Galápagos Islands?

June has the highest sighting rate for Great Frigatebird in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.

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