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frigate

3 Kiribati words

• eitei
  • Sabatier frigate bird.
  • Goo & Banner lesser frigate bird (aa).
  • Goo & Banner Greater frigate bird, Pacific frigate bird (aa) (The adult male is dark brown to black all over, with a bluish grey bill and black, brown or pink feet. It is the darkest bird of either species and is thus easily identified. The female has a dark brown or blackish head, neck and upperparts and abdomen, but the throat and breast are white. Immatures have white or rusty colored heads and patches of white on the breast and abdomen; by the shape of these patches it is possible to tell whether the bird is a male or female.).
• naru
  • Sabatier Ten Naru: a frigate bird rarely seen.
• bairakau
  • Sabatier 1. frigate bird or other with large wings.