Birds of Brazil

    SULIFORMES: Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)  
Genus: Fregata (3 species, 5 worldwide)


Lesser Frigatebird
Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
Papua New Guinea  
   
Photograph by Tony Morris     Copyright and usage info

Significantly smaller than Magnificent or Great Frigatebird.

Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Male
Punta Vicente Roca, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Lip Kee Yap     Copyright and usage info

Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Female
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA
  Commonly seen soaring over beaches on the Atlantic/Caribbean and Pacific sides.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Great Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) Male
Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Great Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Female
Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Great Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) Female
Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Except for an occasional wanderer from a nesting site on the Galapagos, the Great Frigatebird rarely reaches tropical America. The Great Frigatebird is very similar to the Magnificent Frigatebird, but smaller.


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