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Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

Least Concern

Envergadura

66,1 cm

Peso

599,0 g

Família

Phaethontidae

Ordem

Phaethontiformes

Sobre

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.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	66,1 cm	26.0 in
Peso	599,0 g	21.13 oz

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CR,SC. Incubation: 42-46 days. Fledging: 67-91 days.

Tamanho da postura

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Phaethontiformes
Família	Phaethontidae
Genus	Phaethon
Espécies	Phaethon rubricauda

Distribution

Red-tailed Tropicbird has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded