14 Unique Animals of the Galapagos Islands
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Magnificent Frigatebird
magnificent frigatebird with bright red bulging throat and purple sheen to black feathers on body
Brian Gratwicke / Flickr / CC BY 2.0
There are few birds easier to recognize than the male magnificent frigatebirds of the Galapagos Islands. They have a big red throat pouch, making for a bright, stunning display when it's fully inflated. It's almost comical to see them puff up. Of course, the brighter the pouch, the more attractive they appear to females.
Though magnificent frigatebirds are migratory birds found across the Atlantic Ocean and Central and South America, the colonies that inhabit the Galapagos Islands are genetically distinct, not having bred with mainland counterparts for more than half a million years.
of 14
Magnificent Frigatebird
magnificent frigatebird with bright red bulging throat and purple sheen to black feathers on body
Brian Gratwicke / Flickr / CC BY 2.0
There are few birds easier to recognize than the male magnificent frigatebirds of the Galapagos Islands. They have a big red throat pouch, making for a bright, stunning display when it's fully inflated. It's almost comical to see them puff up. Of course, the brighter the pouch, the more attractive they appear to females.
Though magnificent frigatebirds are migratory birds found across the Atlantic Ocean and Central and South America, the colonies that inhabit the Galapagos Islands are genetically distinct, not having bred with mainland counterparts for more than half a million years.
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31 August 2023
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