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| Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- 3rd year female |
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| Photographer : | © David J James |
| Location : | Christmas Island, Indian Ocean |
| Date : |
February 2002 |
| 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 : | The black belly, mottled with white, and the extensive sullying on the whitish flanks indicate immaturity. The first signs of black feathers replacing buff feathers are indicative of a bird in transition from second to third year. The rounded whitish flanks wrapping around the black belly-point in a broad saddle shape is typical of female plumages of Great from the third year on. |
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