Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila)

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Frigatebird chick (Fregata aquila) (8515652212).jpg

Resolution: 2190x2729 File Size: 2846688 Bytes Date: 2013:02:22 11:45:12 Camera: Canon EOS 50D (Canon) F number: f/8.0 Exposure: 1/400 sec Focal Length: 135/1 Upload Date: 2017:04:15 21:53:43

Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila)

Taken on an RSPB funded expedition to BoatswainBird Island
Date 22 February 2013, 11:45
Source Frigatebird chick { Fregata Aquila}
Author Drew Avery http://www.flickr.com/people/33590535@N06
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frigatebird_chick_(Fregata_aquila)_(8515652212).jpg

The Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which breeds on Boatswain Bird Island and Ascension Island in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. The names "frigatebird" and Fregata derive from the French mariners' name for the bird La Frégate, a frigate or fast warship. The specific aquila is Latin for an eagle, and refers to the dark plumage and rapacious habits.

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Scientific Name: Fregata aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Names: Ascension Frigatebird, Ascension Island Frigatebird French: Frégate aigle-de-mer; German: Adlerfregattvogel; Spanish: Rabihorcado de Ascensión Taxonomy: Pelecanus Aquilus Linnaeus, 1758, Ascension Island.

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