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Magnificent Frigatebird (female)

Fregata magnificens

Description:

Photo take at the Marina we have like 10 of this guys permanent living here waiting for the fishing boats.The Magnificent Frigatebird is 100 cm long with a 215 cm wingspan. Males are all black with a scarlet throat pouch which is inflated like a balloon in the breeding season. Although the feathers are black, the scapular feathers produce a purple iridescence when they reflect sunlight. Females are black, but have a white breast and lower neck sides, a brown band on the wings and a blue eye ring. Immature birds have a white head and underparts.

Habitat:

It is widespread in the tropical Atlantic, breeding colonially in trees in Florida, the Caribbean and Cape Verde Islands. It also breeds along the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Ecuador including the Galapagos Islands.

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4 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Perils:)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

you have a lot of variety of birds too. This one is similar to an Australian species.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Cindy :)

CindyCor
CindyCor 11 years ago

A beauty !!!

Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Spotted on Nov 11, 2012
Submitted on Nov 11, 2012

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