About Frigatebirds

Overview

The Frigatebirds are a family of birds (Latin: Fregatidae) within the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds. Worldwide the family includes about 1 genera and 5 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Atlantic Ocean, tropical oceans, the Pacific Ocean. Notable genera include Fregata. Suliformes unite the boobies and gannets (Sulidae), cormorants and shags (Phalacrocoracidae), the anhingas (Anhingidae) and the frigatebirds (Fregatidae), 54 mainly tropical seabirds and waterbirds.

Classification

Family: Fregatidae (Frigatebirds); Order: Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds; about 1 genera and 5 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Atlantic Ocean, tropical oceans, the Pacific Ocean.