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Fregata andrewsi (Christmas Frigatebird; Andrew's Frigatebird)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Christmas Frigatebird or Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) is a frigatebird endemic to the Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean. Like other frigatebirds, this species does not walk or swim, but is a very aerial bird which obtains its food by picking up live prey items from beaches or the water surface, and the aerial piracy of other birds.
View Wikipedia Record: Fregata andrewsi

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Fregata andrewsi

Attributes

Adult Weight [2]  3.25 lbs (1.48 kg)
Birth Weight [3]  80 grams
Female Weight [2]  3.42 lbs (1.55 kg)
Male Weight [2]  3.09 lbs (1.40 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [2]  10.7 %
Clutch Size [3]  1
Diet [1]  Carnivore
Maximum Longevity [4]  25 years 7 months
Water Biome [1]  Pelagic, Coastal

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Berbak National Park II 423927 Sumatra, Indonesia
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Hat Nopharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park Marine National Park II 98578 Thailand
Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary IV 243425 Thailand  
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    
Way Kambas National Park II 306926 Sumatra, Indonesia

Important Bird Areas

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Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Areia Branca beach and hinterland Timor-Leste A2
Bako-Buntal Bay Malaysia A1, A3, A4i  
Christmas Island Christmas Island (to Australia) A1, A4ii, A4iii  
Hat Nooparat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park Thailand A1, A4ii
Koh Tang Archipelago Cambodia A1  
Mantanani islands Malaysia A1, A2, A4ii    
Pulau Dua Indonesia A1, A4i, A4iii
Pulau Rambut Indonesia A1, A4i, A4iii    
Sipadan islands Malaysia A1, A2
Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area Malaysia A1, A2, A3  
Tempasuk plains Malaysia A1  
Ujung Kulon Indonesia A1, A2, A3  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Christmas Island National Park Australia  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Sundaland Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Yes

Range Map

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External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 22-Sep-2011, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2Marchant, S.; Higgins, PJ (eds.) 1990. The handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds, Vol. 1., ratites to ducks. Oxford University Press, Melbourne ♦ 3Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 4de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Important Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by BirdLife International (2011) Bird species distribution maps of the world.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access