Great frigatebird

The Great Frigatebird is a large dispersive seabird in the frigatebird family. Major nesting populations are found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as a population in the South Atlantic.

The Great frigatebird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) is a large dispersive seabird in the frigatebird family. Major nesting populations are found in the Pacific (including Galapagos Islands) and Indian Oceans, as well as a population in the South Atlantic. The Great Frigatebird is a lightly built large seabird up to 105 cm long with predominantly black plumage. More

In this case an immature Great Frigatebird is snatching a Sooty Tern chick dropped by another frigatebird Frigatebirds' feeding habits are pelagic. Lacking the ability to take off from water, they snatch prey from the ocean surface or beach using their long, hooked bills. They catch fish, baby turtles and similar items in this way. More

Great frigatebird, adult male, in flight, carrying twig for nest building, green iridescence of scapular feathers identifying species. Wolf Island, Fregata minor Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light Table Great frigatebird, adult female, at the nest. North Seymour Island, Fregata minor Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light Table Great frigate bird (note green scapular feathers), adult male. More

Photos of Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) on Eastern island, Midway, Hawaii, on the tree and over the sea flying. = In 2001, 95 breeding pairs of the Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) were living on Eastern Island in the Midway Atoll/Hawaii. Great Frigatebirds are extremely good flying artists. Their wings have a spread of approximately two metres. The deep-forked tail and their low weight of under two kilograms gives them an extraordinary flying ability. More

The Great Frigatebird has a wide distribution throughout the world More

Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. Wolf Island. Image ID: 16714 Species: Great frigatebird, Fregata minor Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Great frigatebird, adult male, in flight, green iridescence of scapular feathers identifying species. Wolf Island, Fregata minor Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light Table Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. More

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Breeding distribution of the Great Frigatebird in the Hawaiian Archipelago. These aerial acrobats, often called Man o’-war birds, have an ill-deserved reputation as full-time pirates because they are often seen chasing other seabird species, particularly boobies, to commandeer a meal. Hanging in the air near a nesting colony, a frigatebird lies in wait for an unsuspecting seabird returning to the colony to feed its chick. With great aerial dexterity, it pursues the returning seabird, sometimes even grabbing its tail-feathers. More

- a note about the range of Great Frigatebird as reported in P. Harrison's photographic guide This immature frigatebird was seen and photographed on Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, on Nov. 19, 1999. All photos are of the same bird. There were a few other dark, russet-headed frigatebirds among the more prevalent and obvious white-headed, juvenile Great Frigatebirds (one at lower right of first photo below). The head color is best rendered (on my screen, at least) in the second image. More

Great Frigatebird (adult with nestling on nest) Location: French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii Photographer: Gina Reppucci grfr3.jpg (14248 bytes) Scientific Name: Fregata minor Common Name: Great Frigatebird (adult) Location: French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii Photographer: Gina Reppucci grfr4. More

White-headed immature Great Frigatebirds are seen on both Sand and Eastern Islands. The Great Frigatebird nests on Eastern Island. Here a male puts on the full display. More

Bali, or a young Great Frigatebird (left) in the eastern tropical Pacific, but it is some place sultry and warm. For me, frigatebirds evoke the tropical oceans. Frigatebirds are, indeed, a small family of large piratic birds of tropical oceans. Beyond their long wings and aerial agility, they are best known for their kleptoparasitism on other seabirds. Frigates harass other seabirds until the cough up the prey they have caught, such as a fish, and then snatch that sustenance for themselves. More

Great Frigatebirds stealing from Masked Boobies estimated that the frigatebirds could at most obtain 40% of the food they needed, and on average obtained only 5%. Species - * Genus Fregata * Magnificent Frigatebird or Man O'War, Fregata magnificens. * Ascension Frigatebird, Fregata aquila. * Christmas Island Frigatebird, Fregata andrewsi. More

Kona Resident Great Frigatebird of the Anniversary '09 Continued from the post: Hawaiian Monk Seal of the Anniversary '09. It looked like this Hawaiian monk seal youngster was going to stay there for a while. Now he gathered many spectators including this beautiful young female great frigatebird, Fregata minor, which live in this harbor and has been circling us from the sky. More

This male great frigatebird on Tower Island is in full display, with his throat pouch completely inflated. He uses this to attract females (think red corvette!) by pointing his bill to the sky and warbling loudly whenever a prospective female flies overhead. Note the veins in the throat pouch. Note also the haphazard collection of twigs that makes up nest More

The Great Frigatebird lives in the southern Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and a few live in the Atlantic Ocean. They eat primarily fish, but will sometimes steal food from other birds and baby birds as well. This does not happen as often as with other Frigatebirds. Classification: Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Fregatidae Genus: Fregata Species: F. More

The great frigatebird that inhabits parts of the Hawaiian islands has lost habitat to various factors. Herbivore sprayed onto plant life, invasive plants that crowd out diverse species and insects that eat vegetation all reduce the nesting habitat of the great frigatebird. Rabbits also have the ability to eat enough plants that they have a direct effect on the frigatebird's nesting sites. More

The Great Frigatebird does not have any natural predators in the NWHI. In the main Hawaiian Islands young seabirds are predated upon by introduced mongoose, cats, and rats. These predators are not present in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Congregating Frigatebirds Asked by Tom on Oct 1, 2005. We usually see frigate birds flying alone, but sometimes early in the morning flocks of a dozen or more are seen flying into the morning sun. More

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Similar species: Great Frigatebird, Fregata minor of Hawaii (not shown), is a remote possibility. Adult male retains light brown wing coverts; female has a whitish throat, red eye-ring. Voice: Silent at sea. A gargling whinny during display. Range: Gulf of Mexico to s. Brazil; Cape Verde Is; Baja California to Peru, tropical Atlantic, e. Pacific. West: Wanders irregularly along coast north to n. California. Casual, Oregon. Accidental, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada. More