Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Suliformes > Fregatidae > Fregata > Fregata magnificensFregata magnificens (Magnificent Frigatebird)Synonyms: Fregata magnificens magnificens; Fregata magnificens rothschildi; Fregata minor magnificens Language: French; Spanish The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (35–45 in) it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, between northern Mexico and Ecuador on the Pacific coast and between Florida and southern Brazil along the Atlantic coast. There are also populations on the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific and the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 19.4215 EDGE Score: 3.01659 |
Clutch Size [6] | 1 | Clutches / Year [6] | 1 | Egg Length [2] | 2.677 inches (68 mm) | Egg Width [2] | 1.85 inches (47 mm) | Fledging [2] | 5 months 28 days | Incubation [6] | 56 days | Mating Display [4] | Ground display | Mating System [4] | Monogamy | Maximum Longevity [6] | 34 years | Water Biome [1] | Coastal | Wing Span [8] | 7.544 feet (2.3 m) | | Adult Weight [2] | 3.283 lbs (1.489 kg) | Birth Weight [4] | 88 grams | Female Weight [7] | 3.757 lbs (1.704 kg) | Male Weight [7] | 3.23 lbs (1.465 kg) | Weight Dimorphism [7] | 16.3 % | | Breeding Habitat [3] | Mangroves, Coastal marine, Pelagic | Wintering Geography [3] | Tropical Coasts | Wintering Habitat [3] | Coastal marine, Pelagic | | Diet [5] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore | Diet - Ectothermic [5] | 10 % | Diet - Endothermic [5] | 10 % | Diet - Fish [5] | 60 % | Diet - Invertibrates [5] | 10 % | Diet - Scavenger [5] | 10 % | Forages - Water Surface [5] | 80 % | Forages - Underwater [5] | 20 % | | Female Maturity [6] | 5 years | Male Maturity [6] | 5 years |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves |
Brazil, Columbia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Atlantic Coast restingas |
Brazil |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Bahamian pine mosaic |
Bahamas |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Bahamoan-Antillean mangroves |
Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Baja California desert |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Caatinga |
Brazil |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Cape Verde Islands dry forests |
Cape Verde |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Caribbean shrublands |
France, United Kingdom, Dominica, St. Lucia, Netherlands |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests |
Colombia, Nicaragua |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban cactus scrub |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Cuban dry forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban moist forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban pine forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Cuban wetlands |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Enriquillo wetlands |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Fernando de Noronha-Atol das Rocas moist forests |
Brazil |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Galápagos Islands scrubland mosaic |
Ecuador |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub |
Colombia, Venezuela |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Gulf of California xeric scrub |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Hispaniolan dry forests |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Hispaniolan moist forests |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Hispaniolan pine forests |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Islas Revillagigedo dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Jamaican dry forests |
Jamaica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Jamaican moist forests |
Jamaica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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La Costa xeric shrublands |
Venezuela |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Leeward Islands moist forests |
St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Lesser Antillean dry forests |
Grenada, St. Lucia |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves |
Bahamas, United Kingdom |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Northern Mesoamerican Pacific mangroves |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Paraguana xeric scrub |
Venezuela |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Puerto Rican dry forests |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Puerto Rican moist forests |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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South American Pacific mangroves |
Colombia, Panama, Ecuador |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Southern Atlantic mangroves |
Brazil |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Southern Mesoamerican Pacific mangroves |
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Windward Islands moist forests |
Martinique, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Yucatán dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Abrolhos Marine National Park |
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225607 |
Bahia, Brazil |
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Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Rio Colorado Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
2320468 |
Sonora, Mexico |
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA |
III |
184543 |
California, United States |
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Archipelago de Colon Biosphere Reserve |
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34336011 |
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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Archipiélago Los Roques National Park |
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409203 |
Venezuela |
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Bañados del Este Wetland Reserve |
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986054 |
Uruguay |
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Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
358906 |
Mexico |
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Barro Colorado Island Natural Monument |
III |
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Panama |
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Big Cypress National Preserve |
V |
732120 |
Florida, United States |
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Biscayne National Park |
II |
11085 |
Florida, United States |
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Buenavista Wetland Reserve |
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778949 |
Cuba |
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Cabrillo National Monument |
V |
149 |
California, United States |
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California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve |
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153447 |
California, United States |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
II |
21476 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8964 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary |
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California, United States |
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Channel Islands National Park |
II |
139010 |
California, United States |
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Ciénaga de Zapata National Park |
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1606900 |
Cuba |
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Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
122962 |
Belize |
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Corcovado National Park |
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115845 |
Costa Rica |
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Cordillera Volcanica Central Forest Reserve |
VI |
150571 |
Costa Rica |
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Culebra National Wildlife Refuge |
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Puerto Rico, United States |
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Cumberland Island National Seashore |
II |
20629 |
Georgia, United States |
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Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge |
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Puerto Rico, United States |
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Dzilam de Bravo Wetland Reserve |
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149170 |
Yucatan, Mexico |
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El Parque Estatal Lagunas de Yalahau Wetland Reserve |
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Yucatan, Mexico |
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Elkhorn Slough Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
964 |
California, United States |
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Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve |
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Florida, United States |
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Farallon National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
352 |
California, United States |
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
IV |
2387149 |
Florida, United States |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument |
V |
4213 |
Georgia, United States |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
V |
26135 |
California, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge |
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15 |
Virgin Islands, United States |
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Guadeloupe Archipelago Biosphere Reserve |
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172250 |
Guadeloupe |
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Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve |
II |
366714 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Île-à-Vache |
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Haiti |
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Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun y Punta Nizuc National Park |
II |
21428 |
Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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Kern River Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
834 |
California, United States |
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La Amistad International Park National Park |
II |
541617 |
Panama, Costa Rica |
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La Selva Biological Station Protective Zone |
VI |
6052 |
Costa Rica |
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area |
V |
670229 |
Arizona, Nevada, United States |
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Little St. Simons Island |
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Georgia, United States |
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Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve |
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72830565 |
Brazil |
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Morrocoy National Park |
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63672 |
Venezuela |
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Organ Pipe Cactus Biosphere Reserve |
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327376 |
Arizona, United States |
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Padre Island National Seashore |
II |
42068 |
Texas, United States |
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Palo Verde National Park |
II |
46190 |
Costa Rica |
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Parque Marino Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano National Park |
II |
129688 |
Mexico |
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Parque Nacional Henri Pittier National Park |
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218030 |
Venezuela |
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Pico Mogote Ecological Reserve |
II |
3698 |
Cuba |
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Point Reyes National Seashore |
II |
27068 |
California, United States |
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Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve |
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3163 |
Costa Rica |
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Redwood National Park |
II |
77867 |
California, United States |
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Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
1312618 |
Mexico |
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Reserva de la Biosfera El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
6176727 |
Mexico |
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Reserva del Noroeste Biosphere Reserve |
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571807 |
Peru |
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Saba Marine Park National Marine Park |
II |
5573 |
Netherlands Antilles |
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Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
507 |
Virgin Islands, United States |
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Santa Cruz Island Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
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46021 |
California, United States |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area |
V |
38440 |
California, United States |
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Sarstoon Temash National Park |
II |
42082 |
Belize |
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Seaflower Marine Protected Area |
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15125514 |
Colombia |
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Shipstern Nature Reserve |
IV |
20453 |
Belize |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Virgin Islands Biosphere Reserve |
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15148 |
Virgin Islands, United States |
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Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve |
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33386 |
Virginia, United States |
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Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
All Awash Island |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A4i, B4i, B4ii |
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Arquipélago dos Alcatrazes |
Brazil |
A4i |
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Battowia Island |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A4i, A4ii, B4ii |
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Black River Great Morass |
Jamaica |
A1, A2, A4i, B4i, B4ii |
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Bluefields Bay and adjacent landscape |
Nicaragua |
A1, A2 |
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Booby Cay Island |
Nicaragua |
A4ii |
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Booby Pond Nature Reserve |
Cayman Islands (to UK) |
A1, A2, A4ii, B4ii |
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Cay Verde |
Bahamas |
B4ii |
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Codrington Lagoon and the Creek |
Antigua and Barbuda |
A1, A2, A4i, A4ii |
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Connétable |
French Guiana |
A4i, A4iii |
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Del Este National Park |
Dominican Republic |
A1, A2, B4ii |
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Dog Island |
Anguilla (to UK) |
A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B4i, B4ii |
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Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila |
Cuba |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, B4i, B4ii |
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Great Tobago |
Virgin Islands (to UK) |
A2, A4ii, B4i |
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Guana Cays |
Bahamas |
A4i, B4i, B4ii |
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Ilhas dos Currais |
Brazil |
A4ii |
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Isla de la Plata |
Ecuador |
A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Isla Santa Clara |
Ecuador |
A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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L'llet |
Dominica |
A4i, B4ii |
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Mona and Monito |
Puerto Rico (to USA) |
A1, B4ii |
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Navassa |
United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA) |
A1, A4ii |
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North Atlantic Abaco Cays |
Bahamas |
A4i, B4i, B4ii |
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Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona |
Colombia |
A4i, A4ii |
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Pedro Cays and Bank |
Jamaica |
A4i, A4ii, B4i |
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Petit Canouan |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
A4i, A4iii, B4i, B4ii |
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Pointe Pain de Sucre |
Martinique (to France) |
A4i, B4ii |
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Portland Ridge and Bight |
Jamaica |
A1, A2, A4i, B4i, B4ii |
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Redonda |
Antigua and Barbuda |
B4ii |
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Refugio de Vida Silvestre Isla Corazón e Isla Fragata |
Ecuador |
A4i, A4ii |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Atlantic Forest |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
No |
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Caribbean Islands |
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks And Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands - British, Virgin Islands - U.S. |
No |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
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Mesoamerica |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
No |
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Tumbes-Choco-Magdalena |
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru |
No |
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Antigua And Barbuda Kiribati |
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