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Lesser Frigatebird (juvenile)
Fregata ariel
6.50734, 117.92
Field Notes
Description:
Tentative ID based on relative commonness of the three species of similarly-looking frigatebirds. The other two species also spotted in Borneo are F. andrewsi and minor.
This exemplar is most likely a juvenile based on the yellow color of the head and neck which after a few years will turn progressively darker and develop a red throat which will be more pronounced in a male. In the guide I read that these birds need islands to roost as they cannot rest at the sea because their feathers get easily waterlogged.
Habitat:
Island of Lankayan, Sabah.
Notes:
I am using the Phillip's Field Guide for species suggestions:
http://johnbeaufoy.com/phillips-field-guide-to-the-birds-of-borneo/
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