Wildlifeof Thailand
Great Frigatebird
Fregatidae
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Fregata minor
Basic stats
Diet
Fish and squid
Habitat
Tropical ocean and breeding islands
Range
Tropical Indian and Pacific oceans
The great frigatebird is a huge, long-winged seabird with a deeply forked tail and hooked bill. Males are black with a red inflatable throat pouch; females have white breasts. It soars over tropical Indian and Pacific seas, snatching fish and squid from the surface or harrying other seabirds until they drop food, and nests colonially on remote islands (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Great Frigatebird eat?
- Fish and squid
- What habitat does the Great Frigatebird live in?
- Tropical ocean and breeding islands
- Where is the Great Frigatebird found?
- Tropical Indian and Pacific oceans