Birds of Colombia

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Genus: Fregata (2 species, 5 worldwide)


Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Male Punta Vicente Roca, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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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 (Fregata minor palmerstoni) Male Rare/Accidental Midway Atoll, Hawaii, United States The Great Frigatebird is very similar to the Magnificent Frigatebird, but smaller.
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Female Rare/Accidental East Island, French Frigate Shoals Photo Credit: Duncan Wright.
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Except for an occasional wanderer from a nesting site on the Galapagos, the Great Frigatebird rarely reaches tropical America.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba