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Fregata magnificens
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.
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.
Spotted on Jul 22, 2012
Submitted on Jul 22, 2012
4 Comments
That is correct is one of my favorite aerodynamic design birds :)
One of my favorite marine birds. They live over the ocean, but never touch the water!
Thanks Ceherzog !
Love these guys!