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| ?Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Immature |
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| Photographer : | © V K Yadav |
| Location : | Basirhat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. (Latitude: 22º38'N Longitude: 88º52'E ) |
| Date : |
31 May 2006 |
| English synonyms: | Great Frigate Bird, Great Frigata, Great Frigate, Aldabra Frigate-bird (aldabrensis), Greater Frigatebird, Greater Frigate Bird, Lesser Frigatebird, Pacific Frigatebird, North Pacific Man-o'-War-Bird, Pacific Man-o'-War |
| Bird Family : | Fregatidae - Frigatebirds |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | This fatigued immature was found 70-80 kms inland north of the Sunderbans (which is on the Bay of Bengal). The specimen is now kept at the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
The specimen was initially identified as a Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi but, although not possible to rule this out, it is more likely that it is a Great Frigatebird.
Ref:
Maheswaran, G. and Alam,I. (2014) What is the specific identity of the frigatebird Fregata sp., in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India? Indian BIRDS 9 (4): 97-99 |
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