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Frigatebirds are a family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, Fregata. All have predominantly black plumage, long, deeply forked tails and long hooked bills. Females have white underbellies and males have a distinctive red gular pouch which they inflate during the breeding season to attract females. Their wings are long and pointed and can span up to , the largest wing area to body mass ratio of any bird.
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Fregata is a genus of birds within the family Fregatidae. It belongs to the class Aves and the phylum Chordata. The genus was described by de Lacepède in 1799 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. While one source places it in the order Pelecaniformes, another lists it under Suliformes. The common name for this group is frégate, and they inhabit marine environments.
Records of Fregata have been documented in the United States, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. These occurrences are held by institutions including SUI, CUMV, TCWC, MVZ, and USNM. The genus has been referenced by 562 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
frégate
Fregata
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyFregatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 73
- Family
- Fregatidae
- Collections
- SUI, CUMV, TCWC, MVZ, USNM, CMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Guatemala, Saint Helena, Ascension And Tristan Da Cunha, Kiribati
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Frigatebirds
- Image
- NPSgreaterfrigatebird.jpg
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- taxon name
- Fregata
- Commons category
- Fregata
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Fregata
- Commons gallery
- Fregata
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxon common name
- burnica
- different from
- Fregata
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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