Lesser Frigatebird

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iLesser Frigatebird
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Fregatidae
Genus: Fregata
Species: F. ariel
Binomial name
Fregata ariel
(Gray, 1845)

The Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel is a species of frigatebird.

It nests in Australia, among other locations.

There is a single record from the Western Palearctic, from Eilat in the Gulf of Aqaba.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Fregata ariel. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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