Red-billed Tropicbird vs Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus comparado con Phaethon rubricauda

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Atributo Red-billed Tropicbird Red-tailed Tropicbird
Nombre científico Phaethon aethereus Phaethon rubricauda
Orden Phaethontiformes Phaethontiformes
Familia Phaethontidae Phaethontidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 61,8 cm (24.3 in) 66,1 cm (26.0 in)
Peso 632,0 g (22.29 oz) 599,0 g (21.13 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Red-billed Tropicbird

Least Concern

Red-tailed Tropicbird

About These Birds

Red-billed Tropicbird

Red-billed Tropicbird, 46–56 cm plus 46–56 cm tail streamers, is the largest tropicbird, found in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and eastern Pacific Oceans. White plumage with fine black barring, red bill, extremely long white tail streamers. Plunge-dives for flying fish and squid. Pelagic; comes ashore only to breed.

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird, 45–56 cm plus 30–35 cm red tail streamers, is the most distinctive tropicbird, found across the Indo-Pacific. Almost pure white with a red bill and the distinctive red tail. Plunge-dives for flying fish and squid over warm tropical waters. Breeds on coral islands; mostly pelagic otherwise.

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