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Male magnificent frigatebird in the Galapagos Islands. Frigatebirds are large slender mostly black-plumaged seabirds, with the five species similar in appearance to each other. The largest species is the magnificent frigatebird, which reaches 114 cm (45 in) in length, with three of the remaining four almost as large.
The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), frigate petrel [2] or man o' war [3] is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (2 ft 11 in – 3 ft 9 in) and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m (7 ft 1 in – 8 ft 0 in), it is the largest species of frigatebird.
The great frigatebird (Fregata minor) is a large seabird in the frigatebird family.There are major nesting populations in the tropical Pacific Ocean, such as Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands; in the Indian Ocean, colonies can be found in the Seychelles (on Aldabra and Aride Islands) and Mauritius, and there is a tiny population in the South Atlantic, mostly on and around St. Helena and ...
Frigatebirds live near subtropical and tropical oceans. They build their nests in low-lying vegetation but are often seen in trees, lagoons, coral reefs, and mangroves, where they forage for food.
Galapagos mockingbird. Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae. Mockingbirds are an American group of passerine birds. In the Galápagos they are famous (along with Darwin's finches) for confirming Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Galapagos mockingbird, Mimus parvulus (E) Floreana mockingbird, Mimus trifasciatus (E)
Galapagos shearwater (Puffinus subalaris) Galapagos martin (Progne modesta) Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) Great egret (Ardea alba) Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli) Magnificent frigatebird ...
Also notable are Darwin's finches, frigatebirds, albatrosses, gulls, boobies, pelicans and Galápagos hawks. Two birds, the flightless cormorant and the Galápagos crake, which is nearly flightless, evolved to their successful form on the islands without natural predators.
English: Great frigatebird (Fregata minor), Lobos island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador Español: Fragata común ( Fregata minor ), isla Lobos, islas Galápagos, Ecuador Date