Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)

Family

Frigatebirds

Fregatidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 67 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

90–100% · Very likely
Magnificent Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Magnificent Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata magnificens

70–80% · Very likely
Lesser Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Lesser Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata ariel

Insufficient data
Christmas Frigatebird
VU

Christmas Frigatebird

Bird

Fregata andrewsi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
90–100%
2 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
80–90%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
70–80%
4 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
70–80%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
70–80%
6 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
50–60%
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
50–60%
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
50–60%
9 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
10 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
40–50%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
12 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
40–50%
13 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
14 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
15 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
16 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
30–40%
17 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
18 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
30–40%
19 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
20 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
21 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
30–40%
22 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
20–30%
23 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
20–30%
24 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
25 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
26 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
20–30%
27 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
28 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
29 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
30 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
31 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
32 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
10–20%
33 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
34 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
0–10%
35 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
36 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
37 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
38 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
39 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
40 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
41 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
42 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
43 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
44 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
45 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
46 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
47 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
48 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
49 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
50 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 3
<5%
51 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
52 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
53 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
54 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
55 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
56 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
57 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
58 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
59 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
60 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 2
<5%
61 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
62 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
63 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
64 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
65 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
66 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
67 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%