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Description:

Frigatebirds are large, with iridescent black feathers (the females have a white underbelly), with long wings (male wingspan can reach 2.3 metres) and deeply-forked tails. The males have inflatable red-coloured throat pouches called "gular pouches", which they inflate to attract females during the mating season.

Habitat:

Frigatebirds are pelagic piscivores and are found over tropical oceans.

Notes:

This spotting is of a male.

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PublishedFebruary 14, 2012

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