Evidence found
2,770 records across 43 countries and territories, 1872–2026.
Fregata magnificens · GBIF taxon key 2480189
Where has the Magnificent Frigatebird been recorded?
Fregata magnificens occurrence evidence comes from 2,770 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1872 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 2,770 records
- 43 places
- 112 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18722026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Magnificent Frigatebird has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Magnificent Frigatebird. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1,151 | |
| Mexico | 610 | |
| United States | 334 | |
| Ecuador | 113 | |
| Costa Rica | 93 | |
| Brazil | 92 | |
| Panama | 59 | |
| Belize | 33 | |
| Peru | 26 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 26 | |
| Puerto Rico | 24 | |
| Bahamas | 20 | |
| Cuba | 19 | |
| Grenada | 19 | |
| Dominican Republic | 15 | |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | |
| Saint Lucia | 14 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 13 | |
| Western Sahara | 12 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10 | |
| Nicaragua | 7 | |
| Uruguay | 6 | |
| Aruba | 5 | |
| Bonaire | 5 | |
| Honduras | 5 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 4 | |
| Guadeloupe | 4 | |
| Guyana | 4 | |
| Montserrat | 4 | |
| Curaçao | 3 | |
| Dominica | 3 | |
| Jamaica | 3 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | |
| Martinique | 2 | |
| Suriname | 2 | |
| El Salvador | 2 | |
| SX | 2 | |
| Argentina | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Fregatidae.
Great Frigatebird
430 records
Lesser Frigatebird
149 records
Christmas Island Frigatebird
48 records
Ascension Frigatebird
46 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.