Frigatebirds Gallery

Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)

One of many, extremely tame frigatebirds that inhabit tropical Christmas Island, a small landmass placed in the far east Indian Ocean

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Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, and sungrebe

Ascension frigatebird, Fregata aquila (vulnerable), and great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croix's Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris, France, 1816-1830. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Madame Massard, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History

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Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) attacking Blue footed booby (Sula nebouxii

Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) attacking Blue footed booby (Sula nebouxii) feeding chick. This bird is trying to steal the food from the parent. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

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