Species profile
lesser frigatebird
Fregata ariel
Quick answer
Local name Marmaré (Sansundi). Range F. a. ariel Biak, Supiori, Rani, Yapen. Status Occasional visitor in small numbers to surrounding waters and occasionally along the coast. 6 August 2015: seven off Rani (N. Voaden, eBird checklist S 24512191).
- Scientific name
- Fregata ariel
- Family
- Fregatidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Genus
- Fregata
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording lesser frigatebird in your journal
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