Great Frigate Bird (m) - Fregata minor
Galapagos Islands
There are not too many differences between the characteristics of the Galapagos frigates. They are very similar to look at in terms of shape, size and colourings. The most noteworthy difference is a slight colour variation between the two. The great frigatebird tends to have a green-ish sheen in the sunshine, while the magnificent frigatebird tends to look a rather more purple colour in this type of light. The magnificent frigatebird is slightly larger than the great frigatebird. The latter has larger wingspan than the former, and in both creatures, the female is bigger than the male bird. The wingspan is the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird anywhere. What this means is that frigatebirds can glide for days on end.
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Great Frigate Bird (m) - Fregata minor
Galapagos Islands
There are not too many differences between the characteristics of the Galapagos frigates. They are very similar to look at in terms of shape, size and colourings. The most noteworthy difference is a slight colour variation between the two. The great frigatebird tends to have a green-ish sheen in the sunshine, while the magnificent frigatebird tends to look a rather more purple colour in this type of light. The magnificent frigatebird is slightly larger than the great frigatebird. The latter has larger wingspan than the former, and in both creatures, the female is bigger than the male bird. The wingspan is the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird anywhere. What this means is that frigatebirds can glide for days on end.
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