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Species profile—Fregata minor (great frigatebird)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Fregatidae (frigatebirds) → Fregata minor (great frigatebird)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Fregatidae (frigatebirds)
Scientific name
Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789)
Common name
great frigatebird
Type reference
Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.
WildNet taxon ID
1282
Alternate name(s)
greater frigatebird
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1282.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024