Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC33727]
by Richard C. Hoyer from Isla Santa Margarita, Baja California Sur, Mexico (mechanical and vocal)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC742175]
by Ricardo Jos\u00e9 Mitidieri from Ilha do Pontal, Piratininga, Niter\u00f3i, Brazil (flight call)
Nest
An untidy platform of sticks, feathers and other debris, located on top of a low bush or in trees, or on the ground when vegetation is absent. In colonies close to nests of other breeding seabirds.
Subspecies
Possible subspecies (not yet accepted) are magnificens (Galapagos), lowei (Cape Verde) and rothschildi (elsewhere) supposedly separable on length of wing, tail or bill.