Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderSuliformes
FamilyFregatidae (Frigatebirds)
GenusFregata (Frigatebirds)
SpeciesFregata magnificens (Magnificent Frigatebird)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí

1 Verified records at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), frigate petrel or man o' war is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (2 ft 11 in – 3 ft 9 in) and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m (7 ft 1 in – 8 ft 0 in), it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, between northern Mexico and Peru on the Pacific coast and between Florida and southern Brazil along the Atlantic coast. There are also populations on the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific and the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic. It is one of the fastest birds in the world, flying at speeds of up to 153 kilometres (95 mi) per hour. The magnificent frigatebird is a large, lightly built seabird with brownish-black plumage, long narrow wings and a deeply forked tail. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Magnificent Frigatebird at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	70–80%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	70–80%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
6	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
9	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
11	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
12	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
13	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
15	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30–40%
16	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
17	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
19	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
20	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
21	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
23	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
24	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
26	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
27	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
30	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
34	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
35	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	5–10%
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
37	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
38	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
40	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
41	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
42	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
43	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
44	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
46	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
47	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
51	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
52	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
53	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
56	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
59	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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