Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC889966]
by Paul Driver from Seymour Norte, Galapagos, Ecuador (call)
(Fregata magnificens) [XC99731]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Seymour Norte, Galapagos, Ecuador (bill clacking and vocal clicking)
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.