#fregatidae

[jojos-birdwatching-adventure]

Jotaro Kujo (OVA) / Frigate Bird

bonus: he is inflated because he loves you

[herpsandbirds]

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor), male with chick, family Fregatidae, order Suliformes, Galapagos

photograph by Andres Carrion

[iridescent-wildlife]

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens). Family Fregatidae, order Suliformes.

I'm sooooo happy I got to see this bird!! I was on the ferry headed back to Galveston when I looked towards the back of the boat and saw a HUGE bird flying in the distance. I thought at first it may have been an eagle so I went to the back of the ferry and got some pics, and lo and behold its my first Frigatebird!!! They truly are magnificent.

Bolivar Ferry, Texas, USA. April 2026.

[flight-freeze-frame]

Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

© 佑淇 陳

[fullfrontalbirds]

Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

© Con-gjie Lin

[birds-that-screm]

Christmas Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)

© Ting-Wei (廷維) HUNG (洪)

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Most soaring birds rely on thermals-- updrafts of warm wind-- to keep them airborne. However, the great frigatebird doesn't need to use thermals to glide over the ocean! When entering areas without wind, these birds will intentionally fly into clouds, which contain thermals that can elevate them to an altitude of nearly 4 km (13,000 ft)!

(Image: A female great frigatebird (Fregata minor) by Dick Daniels)

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[snototter]

A male magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) shows off its gular sac midflight in St Petersberg, Florida, USA

by Dennis Adair