Magnificent frigatebird
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| phylum | Chordata | The Magnificent Frigatebird was sometimes previously known as Man O'War or Man of War, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy of other birds.
It is widespread in the tropical Atlantic, breeding colonially in trees in Florida, the Caribbean and Cape Verde Islands. It also breeds along the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Ecuador including the Galápagos Islands. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Suliformes |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Suliformes | |
| family | Fregatidae | |
| genus | Fregata | |
| species | F. magnificens |
