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Location

Genovesa, Galapagos Islands
Ecuador

Metadata

Make Nikon F90
Lens Sigma mirror lens 600 mm f/8   at 600 mm
Exposure not available  
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Prachtfregattvogel Dutch  Amerikaanse Fregatvogel
Italian  Fregata magnifica Spanish  Rabihorcado Magnífico

Comments

Male Magnificent Frigatebirds have grey feet whereas both male and female Great Frigate birds have pinkish feet.

Heinzel H (2000): Galapagos Diary. Christopher Helm, A & C Black, London




 
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    24/11/1995

Magnificent Frigatebird male
Fregata magnificens
Frégate superbe
Jean-Michel PAULUS