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Great Frigatebird juvenile (Fregata minor ridgwayi) flying on one wing, Islote Pitt, San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands: see Description
This extraordinary image shows a juvenile Great Frigatebird flying on only one wing. Something on its right wing irritated the bird and it repeatedly pulled the wing up to chew at it with its bill, while flying solely with the left wing. There was absolutely no deviation in the direction or angle of flight. Frigatebirds have the greatest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird, which gives them unequalled aerobatic ability and is responsible for their great success as aerial kleptoparasites (harassing and robbing other birds of their food).
Photo ID: GAL_4457_Great_Frigatebird_juvenile_(Fregata_minor_ridgwayi)__Islote_Pitt__San_Cristobal__Feb_7_RCrsESA
Photo size: 15.4 Mpixels (44.1 MB uncompressed) - 4801x3209 pixels (16x10.7 in / 40.6x27.2 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Aves, avian, avian fauna, avifauna, biology, bird, Chatham Island, Ecuador, flight, fly, flying, Fregata minor ridgwayi, Galapagos, Galapagos Islands, Great Frigatebird, Islote Pitt, Martin Grace, National Park, natural history, nature, ornithology, Parque Nacional Galapagos, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal, wild, wilderness, wildlife, zoology
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