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Magnificent Frigatebird: Large black seabird, orange throat patch inflates into a huge bright red-orange balloon when in courtship display. Long bill is gray, hooked. Wings are long and narrow. Tail is forked; legs and feet are dark gray. Eats fish, crustaceans, jellyfish. High soaring flight.
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Great Frigatebird: This is a large, mostly black seabird with a brown band on the base of the secondaries and a red throat patch. It has very long, pointed wings and a deeply forked tail, giving it a graceful, soaring, swooping flight. The elongated bill is slightly hooked at the end. The female has a dull red eye ring, a pale gray throat, and a white breast. It feeds mainly on fish and squid.
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Lesser Frigatebird: This large seabird is mostly black, with brown band on secondary coverts, white mark where inner wings meet body, and a red throat patch that inflates during courtship displays. Long pointed wings, long forked tail, long gray hooked tip bill, and short gray legs and feet. Female has black hood and white breast. Feeds on squid and fish. Graceful soaring and swooping flight.
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