Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila)

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Subject:	Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila)
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Artist François-Nicolas Martinet (1739–1797)
Description
Atagen aquilus
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Buffon IX p. 246 pl. 961
Old Latin name Atagen aquilus
New Latin name Fregata aquila
Common name Nederlands: Ascensionfregatvogel
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atagen_aquilus_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18000183.tif

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.

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