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Fregata ariel
Basic stats
Diet
Fish and squid snatched from the surface, plus kleptoparasitism of other seabirds
Habitat
Tropical seas and coasts, roosting on remote islands
Range
Tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans
Clutch size
1 egg
Incubation period
About 50–55 days
Size
Large (66–81cm)
Wingspan
~175–193cm
Weight
~625–950g
A long-winged, deeply forked-tailed seabird, males glossy black with a small white axillary patch, riding thermals for hours with barely a wingbeat.
Occasionally seen soaring over Borneo's coastal waters, often harassing boobies and terns in flight to steal their catches rather than diving for food itself.
