Damian Andrews, Frigate Bird Galapagos (ANIMAL & NATURE 2025)

T he magnificent frigatebird is a large, lightly built seabird with brownish-black plumage, long narrow wings and a deeply forked tail. The male has a striking red gular sac which he inflates to attract a mate.

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