Birds of Ecuador

○ ← SULIFORMES: Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) →

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.
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) Male Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Female Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) Female Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador
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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.

© 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