Magnificent Frigatebird
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Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
7 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Magnificent Frigatebird sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Anhinga
LC

Anhinga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anhinga anhinga

Insufficient data
Bigua cormorant

Bigua cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Magnificent Frigatebird in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Magnificent Frigatebird sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Magnificent Frigatebird in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Magnificent Frigatebird in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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