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[Frigatebirds] Great Frigatebird (probable)

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1# A A A Post at 26/04/2010 14:47  Show all
A great find!

What are the criteria for separating Christmas Island Frigatebird from Great?

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2# A A A Post at 27/04/2010 09:16  Show all
The image of a juvenile Lesser Frigatebird in Harrison's seabirds also looks a good match - Mike T's comments about the extent of black on the belly, and the shape of the spurs seems to point in that direction.

Geoff, since I didn't see it makes no difference whatever which one it turns out to be!

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