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Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)

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Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Great frigatebird Frigatebirds Fregatebirds, gannets and cormorants Birds Chordate Animals
Grote fregatvogel Fregatvogels Fregatvogels, genten, aalscholvers en slangehalsvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Fregata minor Fregatidae Suliformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

2015:05:03 09:42:27
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/320 sec at F7.1, ISO 250, distance 7.94 m

This is how the throat looks when not inflated.

Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

2015:05:03 09:18:58
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/640 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 7.08 m

Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

2015:05:03 09:59:41
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 14.96 m

Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

2015:05:03 09:00:04
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 4.22 m

Juvenile Great Frigatebird waiting for food. Young Frigatebird are fed by their parents for 9-22 months, the longest of any bird. It takes about 10 years before the breed themselves, also very long for a bird. It is unknown how old they become, but 40 years seems to be common.

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