Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens

Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens, Juveniles.

Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens, Female. Photograph taken in the coastal area of Yavaros, Sonora, March 2017. Photograph and identification courtesy of David F Smith, Alamos, Sonora.

Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens, Female. Photograph taken in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, April 2024. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California.

Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens, Female with Breeding Male

Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens, Male

Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens, Males, Breeding

Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens. Birds photographed from the beach in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, March 2021. Photographs and identification courtesy of Marina Sutormina, Stockholm, Sweden.

Magnificent Frigate, Fregata magnificens, Female. Bird photographed from the beach in Cancún, Quintana Roo, March 2021. Photograph and identification courtesy of Marina Sutormina, Stockholm, Sweden.

Family:  The Magnificent Frigate is a member of the Frigatidae Family of  Frigatebirds.

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