Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) is a frigatebird which breeds only on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Like other frigatebirds, this species does not walk or swim, but is a very aerial bird which obtains its food by picking up live prey items from beaches or the water surface, and the aerial piracy of other birds. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Pelecanidae Sulidae Phalacrocoracidae Fregatidae Anhingidae Phaethontidae The Pelecaniformes are an order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. ... Species There are five species in the order Fregatatidae, the frigatebirds. ... Species There are five species in the order Fregatatidae, the frigatebirds. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Gregory Macalister Mathews (September 10, 1876 - March 27, 1949) was an Australian ornithologist. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Species There are five species in the order Fregatatidae, the frigatebirds. ... Orders Many - see section below. ...

It is estimated that the population of this species will decline by 80% in the next 30 years due to predation of the young by introduced Yellow crazy ants, Anoplolepis gracilipes, which have devastated the wildlife of the island, and have also killed 10–20 million Christmas Island red crabs. Binomial name Anoplolepis gracilipes F.Smith, 1857 The Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is a species of ant which has been introduced accidentally to northern Australia and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, becoming a pest in both locations. ... Binomial name Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888 The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) is a species of terrestrial crab endemic to Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. ...

The adult male of this species is easily identified, since it is all black except for a white belly patch. Other plumages resemble those of the smaller Lesser Frigatebird, but have whiter bellies and longer white underwing spurs.