Fregata aquila, Ascension frigatebird
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Fregata aquila   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ascension frigatebird
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Ciconiiformes | Fregatidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Tropical

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Atlantic: Ascension Island.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 96.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.3 kg (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 89 to 96 cm; Wingspan: 196 to 201 cm (Ref. 8812). Dipping; offshore; open ocean (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Stonehouse, B. and S. Stonehouse 1963 The frigatebird Fregata aquila of Ascension Island. Ibis 103B:409-422. (Ref. 92123)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Vulnerable (VU) (D2); Date assessed: 10 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Resilience
(Ref. 69278):		 High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=4.95-16.01)
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543)		 High vulnerability (58 of 100).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):		 Unknown.