About Tropicbirds

Overview

The Tropicbirds are a family of birds (Latin: Phaethontidae) within the order Tropicbirds. Worldwide the family includes about 1 genera and 3 species. Its members are primarily distributed across tropical oceans, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean. Notable genera include Phaethon. Phaethontiformes are the tropicbirds, a family (Phaethontidae) of three spectacular white seabirds with extremely long central tail streamers, breeding on tropical islands worldwide.

Classification

Family: Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds); Order: Tropicbirds; about 1 genera and 3 species.

Distribution

Primarily across tropical oceans, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean.