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Fregata minor Gmelin 1789

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FREGATIDAE

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Scientific name: Fregata minor
Author: Gmelin 1789
Rank: Species
Status: valid

Images of Fregata minor

Common names:
Great Frigatebird (English)
Fragata pelßgica



Subspecies / Varieties / Hybrids / Forms:
1) Fregata minor aldabrensis Mathews 1914
2) Fregata minor minor Gmelin 1789
3) Fregata minor nicolli Mathews 1914
4) Fregata minor palmerstoni Gmelin 1789
5) Fregata minor ridgwayi Mathews 1914

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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

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1) Fregata andrewsi Mathews 1914 2) Fregata aquila Linnaeus 1758 3) Fregata ariel ariel G R Gray 1845 4) Fregata ariel G R Gray 1845 5) Fregata ariel iredalei Mathews 1914 6) Fregata ariel trinitatis Ribeiro 1919 7) Fregata magnificens magnificens Mathews 1914 8) Fregata magnificens Mathews 1914 9) Fregata magnificens rothschildi Mathews 1914 10) Fregata minor aldabrensis Mathews 1914 11) Fregata minor Gmelin 1789 12) Fregata minor minor Gmelin 1789 13) Fregata minor nicolli Mathews 1914 14) Fregata minor palmerstoni Gmelin 1789 15) Fregata minor ridgwayi Mathews 1914

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