Ascension Frigatebird
Fregata aquila(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Ascension Frigatebird
The Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) in the order Suliformes.
Range: breeds Ascension Island (where recently re-established) and (mainly) nearby Boatswainbird Island (South Atlantic); ranges (rarely) to northeastern Brazil and western African coastRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Fregata aquila
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Ascension Frigatebird
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pelecanus Aquilus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Ascension Island.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.133
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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