Boston el 15 de Noviembre Ultimo bordo de la Fregata. From Wordnik.com. [John Adams autobiography, part 3, "Peace," 1779-1780] Reference
The endemic Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila), which subsists on food stolen from other birds, lives on Boatswain Island exclusively now. From Wordnik.com. [Ascension scrub and grasslands] Reference
Also, the magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), the roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), the anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), and the jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) are common. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Venezuelan mangroves] Reference
This archipelago is the only place in the Atlantic where great frigatebird (Fregata minor) and lesser frigatebird (F. ariel) occur, although normally found in the Indo-Pacific. From Wordnik.com. [Trinidade-Martin Vaz Islands tropical forests] Reference
Sixteen raptor species are found, as well as frigate bird Fregata magnifiscens, comorant Phalacrocorax spp., roseate spoonbill Ajaiai ajaja, greater flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber and jabiru Jabiru mycteria. From Wordnik.com. [Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico] Reference
The dominant garlic pear tree is a favored roost of the magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens, the most abundant seabird on the island (11,800 birds in 2001-2002) and of brown pelicans (200) and red-footed boobies Sula sula rubripes (200 birds). From Wordnik.com. [Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico] Reference
The small islands and rocks around Cocos Island and within this ecoregion also maintain important nesting colonies of migratory seabirds such as the brown booby (Sula leucogaster), red-footed booby (Sula sula), Fregata minor, Gygis alba and Anous stolidus. From Wordnik.com. [Cocos Island moist forests] Reference
Le Corre suggests that the occurrence of the white-tailed brown morph at Europa may act as a defensive camouflage against kleptoparasitism (a behavior of stealing another bird's catch) by great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) and brown skuas (Catharacta antarctica). From Wordnik.com. [Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub] Reference
In addition, these mangrove forests shelter a large number of species in certain groups such as 42 species of birds, including Pelecanus occidentalis, Columbina sp., and Fregata magnificens; carious mammals such as crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata), white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus), and jaguar (Panthera onca), and reptiles like Iguana iguana. From Wordnik.com. [Manabí mangroves] Reference
It is "the Fregata aquila of most ornithologists, the Frégate of French and the Rabihorcado of Spanish mariners.". From Wordnik.com. [The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503] Reference
The resident seabird population includes: red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) (nests on sand under bushes), white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), greater frigatebird (Fregata minor), lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel), red-footed booby (Sula sula), brown booby (Sula leucogaster), Caspian tern (Sterna caspia), sooty tern (Sterna fuscata) and Audubon's shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri). From Wordnik.com. [Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub] Reference
The atolls of the Marshall Islands, especially Taongi and Bikar, are extremely important as rookeries for seabirds such as great frigatebirds (Fregata minor), brown boobies (Sula leucogaster), red-footed boobies (Sula sula), wedge-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus pacificus), red-tailed tropic birds (Phaethon rubricauda), sooty terns (Sterna fuscata), white terns (Gygis alba), and brown noddies (Anous stolidis). From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests] Reference
McKean Island has the world’s largest nesting population of lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel) with up to 85,000 birds. From Wordnik.com. [Western Polynesian tropical moist forests] Reference
Frigatebird, Magnificent Fregata magnificens 81. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
For such a small island, Christmas Island supports a large number of endemic species and subspecies of animal and plant including one of the rarest owls in the world, the Christmas Island hawk owl (Ninox natalis), Christmas Island frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi), the endangered Abbott’s booby (Papasula abbotti), Christmas Island imperial pigeon (Ducula whartoni), and the Christmas Island white-eye (Zosterops natalis). From Wordnik.com. [Christmas and Cocos Islands tropical forests] Reference
Among the migratory species found within the island group are black noddy (Anous minutus), which builds its nest in trees and on cliffs of Fernando de Noronha using algae collected from the surface of the ocean; brown noddy (Anous stolidus); sooty tern (Sterna fuscata); fairy tern or white tern (Gygis alba), a pure white bird that lays its eggs in the forks of tree branches; red-footed booby (Sula sula); masked booby (Sula dactylatra); brown booby (Sula leucogaster); magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificans) and red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) (both of which are noted for their extremely long tail feathers). From Wordnik.com. [Fernanda de Noronha-Atol das Rocas moist forests] Reference
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flight. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
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