Great Frigatebird

The great frigatebird is a large, lightly built seabird up to 105 cm long with mostly black plumage. The female is larger than the male and has a white throat and breast; the male's scapular feathers have a purple-green sheen, and in the breeding season he inflates a striking red throat pouch. Major nesting populations are in the tropical Pacific, with colonies in the Indian Ocean in the Seychelles and Mauritius (Wikipedia, general species account).

It feeds on fish, mostly flying fish, taken from the ocean surface in flight, and steals food from other birds less often than other frigatebirds. It feeds in pelagic waters within about 80 km of its breeding colony or roosting areas. The 2012 National Red List gives no status under this name.