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Scientific Name
Fregata minor palmerstoni
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Fregata minor palmerstoni (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park
National Park of American Samoa (NPSA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Atafa, Great Frigatebird
Park Synonyms
Fregata minor
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Suliformes |
| Family | Fregatidae |
| Genus | Fregata |
| Species | Fregata minor |
| Subspecies | Fregata minor palmerstoni |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
resident
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mw
Created Date
12/5/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/22/2021 8:35:46 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: The first reference states that the great frigatebird is found within NPSA (97% of individuals observed are within park territories), and that there is a nesting colony there on Pola Islet(map, p. 34). Amerson et al. states that this species is an uncommon resident on Tutuila and a visitor on other islands, and perhaps nests oon Pola Islet and Plau'uta Ridge, both in NPSA., Park Species Data Source: NATUREBIB-601628, O'Connor & Rauzon 2004; NATUREBIB-138047, Amerson et al. 1982.
