Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC411511]
by Jeremy Minns from Isla de la Plata, Manab\u00ed Province, Ecuador (call, bill snap)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC332987]
by Esau Toaki Villarreal from Isla redonda, PN Marietas, Nayarit, Mexico (begging 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.