Ascension frigatebird
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The Ascension frigatebird is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which breeds on Boatswain Bird Island and Ascension Island in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
Male Frigatebird with chick Fregata aquila
Adult female
Juvenile
Chick
Ascension Island
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Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, near 8° south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 960 miles from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles from the coast of South Americ
Ascension frigatebird
…The Ascension frigatebird (Fregata aquila) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which breeds on Boatswain Bird Island and Ascension Island in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. The Ascension frigatebird is a large lightly built seabird with brownish-black plumage and a deeply forked tail. It has…
João da Nova discovered the island on Ascension Day 1501.
Royal Marine barracks (1830) in the former Royal Dockyard, Georgetown
Ascension Island viewed from the south
RAF Ascension Island