Christmas Island Frigatebird vs Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata andrewsi verglichen mit Fregata ariel

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Christmas Island Frigatebird Lesser Frigatebird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Fregata andrewsi Fregata ariel
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Fregatidae Fregatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 123,8 cm (48.7 in) 102,6 cm (40.4 in)
Gewicht 1475,0 g (52.03 oz) 803,75 g (28.35 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Christmas Island Frigatebird only

Lesser Frigatebird only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Christmas Island Frigatebird

Least Concern

Lesser Frigatebird

About These Birds

Christmas Island Frigatebird

89–100 cm. Male all black with red gular pouch; female has distinctive white belly patch extending under wings. Breeds only on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Critically Endangered; fewer than 3,000 pairs threatened by mining, habitat loss, and introduced yellow crazy ants. Kleptoparasitic.

Lesser Frigatebird

71–81 cm, wingspan 175–193 cm. Smallest frigatebird; male all-black with white axillary spurs; female has white breast and spurs. Breeds Indian Ocean and western Pacific tropical islands. Kleptoparasitic and pursuit-feeds on flyingfish; brilliant red gular sac inflated at display.

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