Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)

This huge seabird, seen in the US primarily off coastal Florida, especially the Keys, occasionally wanders inland, especially following hurricanes. The one pictured here died in Ithaca, New York, following an Atlantic hurricane.

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