Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)

Family

Frigatebirds

Fregatidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 77 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Great Frigatebird
LC

Great Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata minor

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely
Magnificent Frigatebird
LC

Magnificent Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata magnificens

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Lesser Frigatebird
LC

Lesser Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata ariel

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Christmas Frigatebird
VU

Christmas Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata andrewsi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~50%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~50%
May
~50%
Jun
~50%
Jul
~50%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~50%
Oct
~50%
Nov
~50%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Frigatebirds

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
>90%
2 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
~90%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~80%
4 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~80%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~70%
6 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~60%
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~60%
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~50%
9 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
~50%
10 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~50%
11 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~50%
12 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~50%
13 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~40%
14 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~40%
15 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
~40%
16 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
17 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
18 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
~40%
19 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
20 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~30%
21 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~30%
22 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
23 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
24 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
25 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~30%
26 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
27 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
~30%
28 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
29 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
30 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~20%
31 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
32 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
33 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
34 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
35 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
~10%
36 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
37 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
38 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
39 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
~10%
40 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
41 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
42 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
~10%
43 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
44 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
45 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
46 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
47 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
48 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
49 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
50 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
51 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
52 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
53 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
54 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
55 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
56 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
57 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 3
<5%
58 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
59 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
60 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
61 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
62 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
63 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
64 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
65 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
66 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
67 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
68 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 2
<5%
69 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
70 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
71 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
72 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
73 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
74 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
75 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
76 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
77 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%