The Magnificent Frigatebird is a spectacular, long-winged seabird with the highest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird in the world. Males have a brilliant red throat pouch that they inflate to a balloon-like size in elaborate courtship displays. It is a kleptoparasite that regularly forces other seabirds to drop or regurgitate their catches, which it then snatches in mid-air.
Habitat
Tropical coastal waters, mangroves, and offshore islands
Diet
Fish, squid, and food stolen from other seabirds
How common
Uncommon
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