Aves |
Ciconiiformes |
Fregatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Indo-Pacific and Western Central Atlantic. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.9 kg (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 10.4 cm; tarsus: 8.5 cm; wing: 55.5 cm.
Total Length: 86 to 100 cm; Wingspan: 206 to 230 cm (Ref. 8812). Pelagic (Ref. 122680). Found offshore and in tropical oceanic islands (Ref. 356). Colonial breeder, typically in trees and bushes. Gregarious; trails ships (Ref. 91362). Exhibits dipping behavior and piracy (Ref. 356). Adept aerial flier, obtains some of its food by harassing other seabirds until they regurgitate their prey. Feeds over schools of predatory fishes (Ref. 122680).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Schlatter, R.P. and A. Simeone. 1999. (Ref. 5962)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.3 - 21.1, mean 14.1 (based on 581 cells).
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.