Red-tailed Tropicbird
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| Red-tailed Tropicbird | |
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| Red-tailed Tropicbird | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Phaethontiformes |
| Family: | Phaethontidae |
| Genus: | Phaethon |
| Species: | P. rubricauda |
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| Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783 |
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The Red-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda, is a seabird that nests across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the rarest of the tropicbirds, yet is still a widespread bird that is not considered threatened. It nests in colonies on oceanic islands.
Sources [change]
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phaethon rubricauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106003649. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
