Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda - Phaéton à brins rouges

Systematics

Order
:
Phaethontiformes
Family
:
Phaethontidés
Genus
:
Phaethon
Species
:
rubricauda

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 81 cm
Wingspan
: 104 à 119 cm.
Weight
: 600 à 830 g

Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a species of bird in the Phaethontidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Phaethon rubricauda rubricauda (w Indian Ocean)
Phaethon rubricauda westralis (e Indian Ocean)
Phaethon rubricauda roseotinctus (sw Pacific)
Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos (w, c and s Pacific)

Foreign names

Phaéton à brins rouges,
Rabijunco colirrojo,
rabijunco-de-cauda-vermelha,
Rotschwanz-Tropikvogel,
vörösfarkú trópusimadár,
Roodstaartkeerkringvogel,
Fetonte codarossa,
rödstjärtad tropikfågel,
Rødhaletropikkfugl,
faeton červenochvostý,
faeton červenoocasý,
Rødhalet Tropikfugl,
valkotropiikkilintu,
Rooipylstert,
cuajonc cua-roig,
faeton czerwonosterny,
sarkanastes faetons,
Краснохвостый фаэтон,
Buntut-sate merah,
アカオネッタイチョウ,
红尾鹲,
นกร่อนทะเลหางแดง,
紅尾熱帶鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands