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  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Female<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_56.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_89.jpg
  • Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Marine Megafauna Research. Large marine fish, sharks, rays & turtles.<br />
MAR Alliance<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150516_Nurse_Shark_&_Frigatebird_1...jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150520_Magnificent_Frigatebird_195.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150520_Magnificent_Frigatebird_196.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_116.jpg
  • Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Marine Megafauna Research. Large marine fish, sharks, rays & turtles.<br />
MAR Alliance<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150517_Nurse_Shark_&_Frigatebird_1...jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Juvenile<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_22.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150520_Magnificent_Frigatebird_192.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_99.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_77.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Juvenile<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_25.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Isabela Island. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
2 of the world's 5 frigatebird species inhabit the Galapagos Islands. These birds have the largest wingspan to bodyweight ratio of any bird. This makes them highly manoeuvrable and acrobatic fliers. They are notorious as piratical cleptomaniacs and often steal food from other birds at every opportunity. A frigatebirds is able to discriminate between a bird with a full gullet and one which is empty. The unlucky booby or tropicbird may be plucked out of the air, dangled by the tail and shaken until it regurgitates its food which is then stolen by the frigatebird. The Magnificent frigate is the larger of the two species found in the islands.  In breeding season the male finds a suitable nesting area. Then slowly, over 20 minutes he pumps air into his grossly exaggerated bright red throat pouch until it is the size of a party balloon. As soon as the adult female flies by he loses control and erupts into fits of rapturous head-shaking and vibrating while uttering a shrill high-pitched cry. If the female is suitably impressed she will alight beside him and with his wing jealously protecting her the pair bond is sealed. Only one chick is reared on the flimsy stick nest.
    3G0493_Magnificent_Frigatebird.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) <br />
Isabela Island. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    1PL581_Magnificent_Frigatebird.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) <br />
North Seymour Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Ecuador, South America
    20161210_Magnificent_Frigatebird_27.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150520_Magnificent_Frigatebird_180.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150520_Magnificent_Frigatebird_179.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_129.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_83.jpg
  • Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Marine Megafauna Research. Large marine fish, sharks, rays & turtles.<br />
MAR Alliance<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150517_Nurse_Shark_&_Frigatebird_1...jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150513_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150512_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Male with pouch inflated<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_40.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Male with pouch inflated<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_48.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
& Tourists<br />
North Seymour Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_&_T...tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_161.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_78.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_48.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Juvenile<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_54.tif
  • Frigates With Boat (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Crucita<br />
Manabi<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America
    20160722_Frigates_With_Boat_63.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_117.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_84.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_59.jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150512_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150512_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_29.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_115.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_109.jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150513_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150512_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Male with pouch inflated<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_11.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150520_Magnificent_Frigatebird_181.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_168.jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150513_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150512_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_101.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Juvenile<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_19.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Male with pouch inflated<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_12.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Isabela Island. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
2 of the world's 5 frigatebird species inhabit the Galapagos Islands. These birds have the largest wingspan to bodyweight ratio of any bird. This makes them highly manoeuvrable and acrobatic fliers. They are notorious as piratical cleptomaniacs and often steal food from other birds at every opportunity. A frigatebirds is able to discriminate between a bird with a full gullet and one which is empty. The unlucky booby or tropicbird may be plucked out of the air, dangled by the tail and shaken until it regurgitates its food which is then stolen by the frigatebird. The Magnificent frigate is the larger of the two species found in the islands.  In breeding season the male finds a suitable nesting area. Then slowly, over 20 minutes he pumps air into his grossly exaggerated bright red throat pouch until it is the size of a party balloon. As soon as the adult female flies by he loses control and erupts into fits of rapturous head-shaking and vibrating while uttering a shrill high-pitched cry. If the female is suitably impressed she will alight beside him and with his wing jealously protecting her the pair bond is sealed. Only one chick is reared on the flimsy stick nest.
    3G0469_Magnificent_Frigatebird.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) <br />
North Seymour Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Ecuador, South America
    20161210_Magnificent_Frigatebird_7.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_132.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_113.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_110.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_106.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_90.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_98.jpg
  • Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Marine Megafauna Research. Large marine fish, sharks, rays & turtles.<br />
MAR Alliance<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150517_Nurse_Shark_&_Frigatebird_1...jpg
  • Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Marine Megafauna Research. Large marine fish, sharks, rays & turtles.<br />
MAR Alliance<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150517_Nurse_Shark_&_Frigatebird_1...jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150514_Magnificent_Frigatebird_17.jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150512_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150512_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) & Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
BELIZE, Central America
    20150512_Coconut_Palm_&_Frigatebirds...jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
& Tourists<br />
North Seymour Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141213_Magnificent_Frigatebird_&_T...tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Female<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    20141212_Magnificent_Frigatebird_4.tif
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_130.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150518_Magnificent_Frigatebird_81.jpg
  • Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) & Evaristo Muschamp<br />
MAR Alliance<br />
Halfmoon Caye<br />
Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150516_Magnificent_Frigatebird_&_E...jpg
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