Great Frigate Bird Gallery

Strange marsh-birds and waterbirds (coloured engraving)

997547 Strange marsh-birds and waterbirds (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A'Bilderbuch fA¼r KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830, published by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1747-1822)
MerkwA¼rdige Sumpf- und WasservA¶gel
Der Fregattvogel, der Anhinga, der Gannet oder Bassaner, der Gannet von Cayenne, der A„gyptische Ibis, der Brachvogel vom Kap, VA¶gel
Pelecanus aquilus, Plotus anhinga, Pelecanus bassanus, Tantalus ibis, Tantalus calvus); A© Purix Verlag Volker Christen; German, out of copyright

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Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) - male

Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) - male
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS ECUADOR South America
Breed on Genovesa (Tower), Seymour and San Cristobal Islands in the Galapagos.
RANGE: They breed in the w, e and central Pacific and Revillagigedo, Cocos and Galapagos Islands. Also on Trindade Island, Martin Vaz Island and range to Brazil. In the w Indian Ocean on Aldabra and adjacent islands as well as Christmas Island. In the S. China Sea on Paracel Island.
This is one of 2 species found in Galapagos. They have the largest wingspan-to-bodyweight ratio of any bird making them highly manoeuvrable and acrobatic. These seabirds range long distances to feed, scooping fish off the surface as they can not land at sea

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