Frigatebird on Laysan Island

A large bird, with long, slender wings, deeply forked, tail and long, pale blue/grey to blackish hooked bill. Adults have mostly black plumage. Adult males have a red inflatable throat pouch. Legs and feet are red to reddish-brown. Females have white breasts and on average are larger than males. Legs and feet are pink to reddish-pink. Juveniles have rusty to white heads and throats. Great frigatebirds nest and range widely within tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. Great frigatebirds nest and range widely within tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. This magnificent frigatebird is on Niloa Island.