Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC577073]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Ilha do Pontal, Piratininga, Niter\u00f3i, Brazil (flight call)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [XC190199]
by Bobby Wilcox 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.