The Ascension frigatebird is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which breeds on Boatswain Bird Island and Ascension Island in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.133
Protonym:
Pelecanus Aquilus
Avibase ID:
00E090F87F64DBDB
Avibase ID:
avibase-00E090F8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/00E090F8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174768
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Frégate aigle-de-mer ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Frégate aigle-de-mer ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ascension Frigate Bird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Ascension Frigate Bird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ascension Island Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Ascencion Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Fregata aquila [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Fregata aquila [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Fregata aquila [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Ascension Frigatebird ( Fregata aquila) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Fregata aquila [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Fregata aquila [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Fregata [aquila or magnificens]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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