Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
Date: 7 September 2006
Location: Buka (Buka, Buka, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea)
Notes:
male easily identified by white axillaries, which form small, diamond-shaped patches; birds numerous, sometimes streaming overhead by the dozens; sometimes spiralling in large kettles; immatures with limited white on breast and pale tan-colored head
See general information about Lesser Frigatebird.
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