Even the smallest, uninhabitable islands are significant as breeding sites for large numbers of seabirds such as frigatebirds, tropicbirds, boobies, terns, and smaller species. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The three islets to the east are part of a national ornithological reserve; there are more sea birds here, including puffins and frigatebirds, than anywhere else in the Lesser Antilles. ❋ Chris Nuttall-Smith (2011)
The refuge is an important area for magnificent frigatebirds, and marsh birds such as the mottled duck, clapper rail, black rail and seaside sparrow. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Some of the non-endemic birds include the boobies, storm petrels, frigatebirds, and terns. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Instead of catching their own fish, frigatebirds often steal a catch from other seabirds. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Do certain birds (frigatebirds, swifts and migrating passerines among them) really sleep on the wing? ❋ Darren Naish (2006)
Species and sex-biased predation on hatchling green turtles by frigatebirds on Europa Island, western Indian Ocean. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Le Corre suggests that the occurrence of the white-tailed brown morph at Europa may act as a defensive camouflage against kleptoparasitism (a behavior of stealing another bird's catch) by great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) and brown skuas (Catharacta antarctica). ❋ Unknown (2008)
So there I was once more, writing under the Barringtonia trees again, lifting my head to see the frigatebirds drifting overhead, or waiting for the sun to set, gin and tonic in hand... ❋ Glenda Larke (2007)
Lesser frigatebirds and white-bellied sea eagles wheeled serenely above us, according to Mark. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952- (1990)
As Kofe and John tossed chunks of milkfish into the water, great frigatebirds hovered just above them, occasionally plucking a morsel from the surface. ❋ By CHRIS SANTELLA (2011)
We saw a bunch of juvenile frigatebirds and male frigatebirds displaying their red gull sack to attract a mate. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"By comparing seabirds 'satellite positions with LCSs locations, we demonstrate that frigatebirds track precisely these structures in the Mozambique Channel," they say. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The modern-type marine birds, Odontopteryx toliapica and Prophaethon shrubsolei, dated from 55 million years ago and were closely related to today's pelicans, frigatebirds, albatrosses and storm petrels. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The male frigatebirds have the impressive red gulper sac under their chin which they blow up like a balloon and clack to attract females. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Those fanciful male peacocks have nothing on frigatebirds! ❋ Unknown (2009)
Látrabjarg, are famous for bird-watching while Hawaii's main island's northernmost point, the cliffs at Kilauea point are a seabird sanctuary teaming with albatross, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds. ❋ Unknown (2009)
