Christmas frigatebird [Fregata andrewsi]
Description
The Christmas frigatebird or Christmas Island frigatebird is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which is endemic to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. The Christmas frigatebird is a large lightly built seabird with brownish-black plumage, long narrow wings and a deeply forked tail.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Cormorants and Shags
Suliformes
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| Family |
Frigatebirds
Fregatidae
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| Genus |
Frigatebirds
Fregata
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