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Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens Mathews, GM 1914

The magnificent frigatebird is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, between northern Mexico and Perú 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Fregatidae
Genus:
   Fregata
Scientific:
  Fregata magnificens


Original description

Citation:
  Mathews, GM 1914

Reference:
   Austral Av. Rec. 2 p.120

Protonym:
  Fregata minor magnificens

Type locality:
  Barrington, Indefatigable, and Albemarle Islands, Galapagos Archipelago. Type from Barrington Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/108185#page/138/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8AA3B42E976C7B2A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8AA3B42E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8AA3B42E


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174763

Geographic range:

  • Fregata magnificens magnificens: Galapagos Islands
  • Fregata magnificens rothschildi: the eastern Pacific (breeding from Mexico south to Ecuador), the western Atlantic (breeding Mexico and Florida south to Brazil), and in the eastern Atlantic (breeding on the Cape Verde Islands, where now very rare or extirpated)
English:
Magnificent Frigatebird
Catalan:
Fregata magnífica
Czech:
fregatka vznešená
Danish:
Pragtfregatfugl
German:
Prachtfregattvogel
Spanish:
Rabihorcado Magnífico
Spanish (Spain):
Rabihorcado Magnífico
Finnish:
keisarifregattilintu
French:
Frégate superbe
Croatian:
Velika fregata
Hungarian:
pompás fregattmadár
Icelandic:
Freigátufugl
Italian:
Fregata magnifica
Japanese (romaji):
amerikagunkandori
Japanese:
アメリカグンカンドリ
Lithuanian:
Puošnioji fregata
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Fregatvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Praktfregattfugl
Norwegian:
Praktfregattfugl
Polish:
fregata wielka
Portuguese:
tesourão / rabiforcado
Portuguese (Brazil):
tesourão
Portuguese (Portugal):
fragata-magnífica
Russian:
Великолепный фрегат
Slovak:
fregata vznešená
Serbian:
Velika fregata
Swedish:
praktfregattfågel
Ukrainian:
Фрегат карибський
Chinese:
华丽军舰鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
麗色軍艦鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Man-o'-war-bird ( Fregata magnificens)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Man-o'-war-bird ( Fregata magnificens)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Frégate superbe ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Frégate superbe ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Magnificent Frigate Bird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Fregata magnificens [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Fregata magnificens [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Fregata magnificens [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Fregata magnificens [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Fregata magnificens [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Fregata [aquila or magnificens] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Asturian: Fregata magnífica
Belarusian: Цудоўны фрэгат
Bulgarian: Великолепна фрегата, Голяма фрегата
Bengali: যাজচ঳ক চিমগট঩াচি
Bengali (transliteration): rājasika phrigēṭapākhi*
Catalan: Fregata grossa, Fregata magnífica
Carib: Kamarija, Pepeito-yumi
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): fregat, sizo
Czech: Fregatka vznešená
Welsh: Aderyn ffrigad gwych
Danish: Amerikansk Fregatfugl, Pragtfregatfugl
German: Prachtfregattvogel
Greek: Λαμπρoφρεγάτα, Μεγάλη Φρεγάτα
English: Galapagos Man-o-war-bird, Magnificent Frigata, Magnificent Frigate Bird, Magnificent Frigatebird, Magnificent Frigate-bird, Magnificient Frigatebird, Man O'War Bird, Man-o'-War Bird, Man-o'-war-bird, Man-o-war-bird
English, HBW: Magnificent Frigatebird
English (IOC): Magnificent Frigatebird
English (United States): Magnificent Frigatebird
Esperanto: Grandioza fregato
Spanish: Ave fragata, Fragata, Fragata Magnífica, Fragata o tijerilla, Fragata Tijereta, Fregata magnifica, Rabihorcado, Rabihorcado grande, Rabihorcado Magníf, Rabihorcado Magnífico, Rabihorcado Magno, Rabijunco, Tijereta, Tijerilla
Spanish (Argentine): Ave fragata
Spanish (Chile): Ave fragata, Ave fragata magnífica
Spanish (Colombia): Fragata Magnífica
Spanish (Costa Rica): Rabihorcado magno
Spanish (Cuba): Fragata, Rabihorcado
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Rabihorcado, Tijereta
Spanish (Ecuador): Fragata Magnífica
Spanish (Spain): Rabihorcado Magnífico
Spanish (HBW): Rabihorcado magnífico
Spanish (Honduras): Fragata o tijerilla
Spanish (Mexico): Fragata Magnífica, Fragata Tijereta, fregata magnifica
Spanish (Nicaragua): Rabihorcado Magno
Spanish (Panama): Fragata Magnífica
Spanish (Peru): Avefragata Magnífica
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Tijereta, Fragata Magnífica
Spanish (Uruguay): Fragata
Spanish (Venezuela): Tijereta de Mar
Estonian: keiser-fregattlind
Basque: Fregata grossa
Finnish: Isokaappari, keisarifregattilintu, Keisarikaappari
French: Frégate magnifique, Frégate marine, Frégate superbe
Guianese Creole French: Frégat, Sizo
Frisian: Amerikaanske fregatfûgel
Irish: Frigéad niamhrach
Guadeloupean Creole French: macari, Macarré, Malfini, queue en ciseaux
Gaelic: Eun-Chogaidh
Galician: Fregata grossa, Rabiforcado, Rabiforcado magnífico
Manx: Frigaid mooaralagh
Haitian Creole French: Sizo
Hebrew: פריגט הדור, פריגט נהדר
Croatian: Velika fregata, Veliki brzan
Hungarian: pompás fregattmadár
Icelandic: Freigátufugl
Italian: Fregata magnifica
Japanese (romaji): amerikagunkandori
Japanese: アメリカグンカンドリ
Scientific: Fregata aquila, Fregata caroliniana, Fregata magnificens, Fregata magnificens lowei, Fregata magnificens magnificens, Fregata minor magnificens, Fregata minor rothschildi, Pelecanus Aquilus, Tachypetes caroliniana
Lithuanian: Puošnioji fregata
Latvian: greznais fregatputns
Macedonian: Величенствена фрегата
Dutch: Amerikaanse Fregatvogel, Ascensionfregatvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Praktfregattfugl
Norwegian: Ascensionfregattfugl, Praktfregattfugl
Palikúr: Tukusmak
Polish: fregata wielka
Portuguese: alcatraz, Catraia, fragata, Fragata-comum, Fragata-magnífica, grapira, João-grande, Rabiforcado, Rabo-forcado, tesoura, tesourão, Tesourão / Rabiforcado, tesourão-magnífico, tesoureiro
Portuguese (Brazil): alcatraz, catraia, fragata, grapira, joão-grande, rabo-forcado, tesoura, tesourao, Tesourão, tesourão-magnífico, tesoureiro
Portuguese (Portugal): fragata-magnífica, Rabiforcado-magnífico
Rhaeto-Romance: Fregat magnific
Romanian: Fregată magnifică
Russian: Великолепный фрегат, Вознесенский фрегат
Northern Sami: Fregáhttaloddi
Slovak: fregata orlia, Fregata vznešená
Slovenian: lepa bumica, lepa burnica, Velika burnica
Serbian: Velika fregata
Sranan: Fregatvogel
Swedish: Ascensionfregattfågel, Praktfregattfågel
Turkish: büyük fregat kuşu, Büyük Fregatkuşu, Görkemli fregatkuşu, Muhteşem Fregatkuşu
Ukrainian: Фрегат карибський
Chinese: 华丽军舰鸟, 阿岛军舰鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 麗色軍艦鳥

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