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.
Best time to see a Magnificent Frigatebird
The best time to see a Magnificent Frigatebird is April–August, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 5,545 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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