Bird genealogy >> Order Suliformes >> Family Fregatidae
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Location

Bird Island
Seychelles

Metadata

Make Nikon F90
Lens Nikkor AF 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G  
Exposure not available  
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Bindenfregattvogel Dutch  Grote Fregatvogel
Italian  Fregata maggiore Spanish  Rabihorcado Grande

Comments

Juveniles of both Great (Fregata minor) and Lesser (Fregata ariel) Frigatebirds with white head are virtually indistinguishable. Juvenile Great Frigatebirds have tawny or white head, so white head does not help in species identification.

Stevenson T. and Fanshawe J., 2002, Birds of East Africa, Helm Field Guides, London.




 
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    11/04/1997

Great Frigatebird imm
Fregata minor
Frégate du Pacifique
Jean-Michel PAULUS