Bird

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

A winter visitor to Louisiana, found in 15 of 64 parishes and 13 habitats.

Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 15 of 64 parishes
Habitats: 13

Male Magnificent Frigatebird, whole bird — **Male**. (c) Eduardo Gomyde, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). CC BY-SA. iNaturalist photo 631987591. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 15 of 64 parishes
Habitats: 13
Habitat models: Summer, Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Louisiana 13

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 13

WinterSouthern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall; West Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall; East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp; West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp; Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier; Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome; Mississippi River Bottomland DepressionJoseph Rusling Meeker, The Land of Evangeline (1874): moss-hung trees over a still bayou in Louisiana swamp forest. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Louisiana bayou country (Meeker, The Land of Evangeline, 1874)*The Land of Evangeline*, Joseph Rusling Meeker, 1874. Public domain. Source record.

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

SummerWinter

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterMississippi River Riparian Forest; Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest; West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest; West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest; Red River Large Floodplain Forest; Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest

Hardwood and oak flatwoods

Flat, poorly drained uplands and terraces with oaks, sweetgum and sometimes loblolly pine, wet in winter and dry in summer, but neither a floodplain nor a swamp.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods; West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods; Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods; West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods

Pine flatwoods

Flat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier; West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods

Pine savannas

Open, fire-kept longleaf pine stands over grasses and wildflowers on wet to moist sandy soil.

WinterWest Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods

Seeps and springs

Places where groundwater keeps the soil or rock wet, such as seepage slopes and spring runs.

WinterSouthern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall; West Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall

Sounds, bays and tidal flats

Salt and brackish open water of sounds, bays and estuaries, with the mud and sand flats and seagrass beds that tides cover and uncover; the vegetated marsh is salt and brackish marshes.

SummerWinterOpen Water (Brackish/Salt)

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

WinterOnly within 250 m of water.West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest

Maritime forests and thickets

Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes.

WinterOnly within 250 m of water.Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

WinterOnly within 250 m of water.Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

WinterOnly within 250 m of water.East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest; West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

WinterOnly within 250 m of water.Deciduous Plantation; Evergreen Plantation or Managed Pine

Other habitats in its models (115)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Louisiana. Those recorded in Louisiana first, the rest by region.

In Louisiana 3

West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.

Elsewhere in the South (65)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
Central Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter.
Edwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Winter.
Nashville Basin Limestone Glade Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Northern Crowley's Ridge Sand Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Ridge and Valley Calcareous Valley Bottom Glade and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
South Florida Bayhead Swamp Winter.
South Florida Cypress Dome Winter.
South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Winter.
South Florida Hardwood Hammock Summer and winter.
South Florida Mangrove Swamp Summer and winter.
South Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter, only within 250 m of water.
South Florida Pine Rockland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Winter.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain Winter.
South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Winter.
Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
Southeastern Interior Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock Winter.
Southern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Glade and Barrens Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.

Northeast (3)

North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.

Midwest (4)

North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.
North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter, only within 250 m of water.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Winter, only within 250 m of water.

Land cover and other classes (40)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-Line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Open Understory Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Winter, only within 250 m of water.
Tamaulipan Riparian Systems Winter.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.

All habitats

Seasons in Louisiana

Winter: does not nest here, in 15 of 64 parishes.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in Louisiana, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.