Frigatebirds
The frigatebirds are a family, Fregatidae, of seabirds. There are five species in the single genus Fregata. They are also sometimes called Man of War birds or Pirate birds.
Frigatebird Facts
Kingdom:
Five groups that classify all living things...
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) are large seabirds that spend much of their time at sea (they are therefore referred to as pelagic). Their range includes tropical and subtropical oceans and they nest on remote islands or coastal mangrove forests.
Frigatebirds - Family Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens. Uncommon in summer and fall, and rare in spring in Gulf Coast region. Found in the Gulf and Mississippi Sound.
References Cited: ...
Great Frigatebird
White-headed immature Great Frigatebirds are seen on both Sand and Eastern Islands.
The Great Frigatebird nests on Eastern Island. Here a male puts on the full display.
Great Frigatebird
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search ...
The frigatebird feeds on small fish, jellyfish, crustaceans and squid and they will rob Terns and Gulls in flight.
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
The Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is a widespread tropical seabird which occurs from Florida through much of the Gulf of Mexico and into the Caribbean area.
Magnificent frigatebirds are almost silent seabirds found off the American and tropical coasts. These large birds make gliding and soaring look effortless as they use thermals to gain heights of up to 2,500 metres.
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Mathews
Status Six records. The first bird was taken near the entrance to Halifax Harbour on 16 October 1876 (Deane 1879).
Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Identification Tips:
Length: 35 inches Wingspan: 90 inches
Very large
Chases other birds to steal their prey
Effortlessly glides on long, pointed wings and long, forked tail
Long, hooked bill ...
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil ...
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi - Female foraging
Photographer :
Location : ...
Range Distribution In the United States, the Magnificent Frigatebird breeds only on the Dry Tortugas, off the tip of the Florida Keys.
Diet The magnificent frigatebird eats small fish, squid, jellyfish and crustaceans. It may also take young turtles, birds and eggs.
Life Cycle Male frigatebirds inflate their red throat pouches to attract a mate. Frigatebirds nest in colonies.
Frigatebirds are large, with iridescent black feathers (the females have a white underbelly), with long wings and deeply-forked tails.
The frigatebirds are large and dark with long, slender wings, long forked tails, and sharply hooked bill. They have the longest wingspan in proportion to weight (low wing load) of all birds.
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Chalk-browed mockingbird (Mimus saturninus)
Patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus)
Sharp-beaked ground-finch (Geospiza difficilis)
Blue-and-yellow tanager (Thraupis bonariensis) ...
Magnificent frigatebirds usually build their nests out of twigs on or around low-lying vegetation. Males gather twigs and other nest building materials while females remain at the males' display site and build the nest there.
Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) are very common in coastal Panama and the former Canal Zone. Miraflores Locks 3/21/04. Photo: Lynn Barber.
Magnificent Frigatebirds
From Captain Doug Maple's Tidewater Tour, these birds were spotted on the Seahorse Key's Garner Point.
FREGATIDAE - Frigatebirds
Photo-gallery: Great Frigatebird (Hawaii)
SULIDAE - Gannets, Boobies ...
Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Pelagic Species
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron (Louisiana Heron), Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens
White Ibis, Eudocimus albus
White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi ...
Along with the darters, cormorants, gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds, pelicans make up the order Pelecaniformes. Modern pelicans, of which there are eight species, are found on all continents except Antarctica.
The OED notes that the word alcatraz was originally applied to the frigatebird; the modification to albatross was perhaps influenced by Latin albus, meaning "white", in contrast to frigatebirds which are black.
PELECANIFORMES
pelicans, cormorants, darters, tropic birds, frigatebirds, gannets, & boobies
brown pelican
CICONIIFORMES
herons, egrets, bitterns, storks, ibises, & spoonbills ...
Similar Species: Generally unmistakable if seen well. General shape can suggest Frigatebirds (don't have to worry about that much in South Dakota).
Boobies and Gannets (SULIDAE)
Pelicans (PELECANIDAE)
Cormorants (PHALACROCORACIDAE)
Darters (ANHINGIDAE)
Frigatebirds (FREGATIDAE) ...
Tropicbirds (Family Phaethontidae)
Boobies and Gannets (Family Sulidae)
Pelicans (Family Pelecanidae)
Cormorants (Family Phalacrocoracidae)
Frigatebirds (Family Fregatidae) ...
(Blackfooted Albatross and Red-legged Kittiwake), and two are nonbreeding visitors to the Asian region from Christmas Island (Australia) (Abbott's Booby and Christmas Island Frigatebird).
Puffinus puffinus Manx shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed shearwater
Puffinus yelkouan Yelkouan shearwater
5 Frigatebirds
5 Terns
5 Tropicbirds
Steller's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus - world's largest eagle ...
 See also: Tropicbird, Petrel, Pelican, Seabird, Cormorant
|
