Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
French: Frégate superbe German: Prachtfregattvogel Spanish: Rabihorcado Magnífico
Taxonomy:
Fregata minor magnificens Mathews, 1914, Barrington Island, Galapagos Archipelago.
Formerly included in F. aquila and also in F. minor. Possible races magnificens (Galapagos), lowei (Cape Verde) and rothschildi (elsewhere) supposedly separable on length of wing, tail or bill; not generally accepted. Monotypic.
Distribution: Pacific and Atlantic coasts of America, from Baja California to Ecuador, including Galapagos, and from Florida to S Brazil; also relict population on Cape Verde Is, off W Africa.
- Least Concern
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A close-up of the pouch of a male Seymour, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 20 August 2005 1 year ago 36 sec 4.7 -
A close-up of a male in the nest Seymour, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 20 August 2005 1 year ago 23 sec 4.6 -
A close-up of a perched female on an electricity pole. Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Bo... 25 July 2005 2 years ago 28 sec 4.6 -
A downy chick in the nest Seymour, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 20 August 2005 1 year ago 22 sec 4.5 -
Several males displaying their gular sac, and a view of a juvenile Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Peter van Dam 6 June 2005 2 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A male displaying with open wings Seymour, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 20 August 2005 1 year ago 22 sec 4.5
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After a battle in the air with another individual, this Fregata took his prize in the air Venezuela
luisgerardogonzale... 21 March 2005 41 weeks ago 4.3 -
Flying juvenile Frigatebird Punta Sal, Tumbes, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 August 2009 26 weeks ago 4 -
Flying juvenile Frigatebird Punta Sal, Tumbes, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 August 2009 26 weeks ago 4 -
Female Frigate Bird tries to steal fish from a juvenile in flight Punta Sal, Tumbes, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 August 2009 26 weeks ago 4 -
An immature bird in flight. Morrocoy National Park, Falcón State, Venezuela
philgunson 27 June 2009 32 weeks ago 4 -
Fight for fish in flight Punta Sal, Tumbes, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 August 2009 26 weeks ago 3.4
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