Distribution
Female
Great Frigatebird
I his bird is often seen soaring and gliding on the winds over coast and sea, with long wings extended. It feeds in the air. either swooping f*| '
to snatch fish from the sea or piratically attacking other seahirds and I_I
forcing them to drop or disgorge their food for its own consumption.
When breeding, male Great l-'rigatehirds inflate their red throat sacs in display.
• NliST A frail platform of twigs, placed in a low bush or tree, usually on an island.
• DISTRIBUTION Breeds along coastlines of C. America, S. Brazil, E. Africa, S.E. Asia, and N. Australia, and on islands in the Pacific, . Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
Plumage Scxes d¡ff(;r
Family ARDKIDAK
Species \rdea cinerea
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