Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC680751]
by Ricardo Jos\u00e9 Mitidieri from Isla de la Plata, Manab\u00ed Province, Ecuador (uncertain)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC190198]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Isla de los P\u00e1jaros - El Morro, Guayas, Ecuador (call, song)
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.