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Great Frigatebird

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Great Frigatebird

ʻIwa — the great frigatebird

ʻIwa means thief, a name earned by this master of the air when it persuades other seabirds to surrender a meal. Yet seen beneath cathedral clouds, its immense angular wings make it look less like a thief than a dark guardian of the open Pacific.