Red-billed Tropicbird

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Red-billed Tropicbird (<em>Phaethon aethereus</em>) is a species of Tropicbirds (<em>Phaethontidae</em>) in the order Tropicbirds.

Overview

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a species of Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae) in the order Tropicbirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Phaethon; binomial: Phaethon aethereus; authority: Linnaeus, 1758.

Distribution

Breeding range: tropical oceans. Non-breeding range: pelagic in tropical and subtropical oceans: in Gulf Stream n to North Carolina (w North Atlantic), far out to sea in Atlantic, nw Indian Ocean to w Indian coast, c California to c Chile (e Pacific).

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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