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Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

Classification

Class
Aves

The red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a seabird native to tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One of three closely related species of tropicbird (Phaethontidae), it was described by Pieter Boddaert in 1783. Superficially resembling a tern in appearance, it has almost all-white plumage with a black mask and a red bill.

Distribution

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United States of America · 7,187France · 248Chile · 176United Kingdom · 149Mexico · 12