Category: Phaethontiformes

THE RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD PHaeTHON RUBRICAUDA IN HAWAII,WITH NOTES ON INTERSPECIFIC BEHAVIOR OF TROPICBIRDS

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Science Article 1 abstract Two of the world’s three tropicbird species (Fig. 1) are regular breeders in the Hawaiian Islands. The Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda is more common in the NorthwesternHawaiian Islands; the White-tailed Tropicbird P. lepturus is more common in the main Hawaiian Islands ERIC A. VANDERWERF and LINDSAY C. […]

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

[order] PHAETHONTIFORMES | [family] Phaethontidae | [latin] Phaethon aethereus | [UK] Red-billed Tropicbird | [FR] Phaeton a bec rouge | [DE] Rotschnabel-Tropikvogel | [ES] | [NL] Roodsnavelkeerkringvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Phaethon aethereus TrO e PO, Caribbean, c AO, nw IO Phaethon aethereus aethereus s Atlantic Phaethon […]

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)

[order] PHAETHONTIFORMES | [family] Phaethontidae | [latin] Phaethon lepturus | [UK] White-tailed Tropicbird | [FR] Phaeton a bec jaune | [DE] Weissschwanz-Tropikvogel | [ES] Rabijunco Menor | [NL] Witstaartkeerkringvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Mycteria lepturus Phaethon lepturus Phaethon lepturus Phaethon lepturus TrO widespread Phaethon lepturus ascensionis tropical […]