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Scientific Name
Fregata minor palmerstoni
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Fregata minor palmerstoni (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park
Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
ʻIwa, Great Frigatebird
Park Synonyms
Fregata minor
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderSuliformes
FamilyFregatidae
GenusFregata
SpeciesFregata minor
SubspeciesFregata minor palmerstoni
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
indigenous
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
  • Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mw
Created Date
9/4/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/22/2021 8:35:24 PM
Notes
Updates to subspecies based from most recent Gill, Donsker and Rasmussen list from the IOC - Master Lists - IOC Word Bird List (worldbirdnames.org), version 11.2. Park Species Detail: During the 2005 shoreline bird survey, 1 frigatebird was observed flying over land within 50 m of the sea during the Awahua beach to Old Fishing Shack section of the survey. This species was also observed in September 2003 during that year's shoreline bird survey., Park Species Data Source: NATUREBIB-598977, Kalaupapa shoreline bird survey
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