Scientific Name
Fregata minor palmerstoni
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Fregata minor palmerstoni (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park (PUHO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
ʻIwa, 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
indigenous species
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
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
upload
Created Date
9/2/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/22/2021 8:36:22 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 seabird study of PUHO, ten great frigatebirds were observed during the 27 July sunset survey at 1830, circling over the visitor center at an estimated 300-400 m, and moved slowly to the north., Park Species Data Source: NATUREBIB-598633, J. Scott Waddington, I & M contractor
