Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel - Frégate ariel

Systematics

Order
:
Suliformes
Family
:
Frégatidés
Genus
:
Fregata
Species
:
ariel

Descriptor

Gray, GR, 1845

Biometrics

Size
: 81 cm
Wingspan
: 175 à 193 cm.
Weight
: 625 à 955 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) is a species of bird in the Fregatidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Fregata ariel ariel (e Indian Ocean to c Pacific)
Fregata ariel trinitatis (s Atlantic)
Fregata ariel iredalei (w Indian Ocean)

Foreign names

Frégate ariel,
Rabihorcado chico,
rabiforcado-pequeno,
Arielfregattvogel,
kis fregattmadár,
Kleine Fregatvogel,
Fregata ariel,
mindre fregattfågel,
Småfregattfugl,
fregata bieloboká,
fregatka malá,
Lille Fregatfugl,
pikkufregattilintu,
Kleinfregatvoël,
fregata petita,
fregata mała,
mazais fregatputns,
Фрегат-ариэль,
Cikalang kecil,
コグンカンドリ,
白斑军舰鸟,
นกโจรสลัดเล็ก,
小軍艦鳥〔白斑軍艦鳥〕,

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m)