Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus - Phaéton à bec rouge

Systematics

Order
:
Phaethontiformes
Family
:
Phaethontidés
Genus
:
Phaethon
Species
:
aethereus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 105 cm
Wingspan
: 99 à 106 cm.
Weight
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Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

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

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Phaethon aethereus aethereus (s Atlantic)
Phaethon aethereus mesonauta (e Pacific, Caribbean, e Atlantic)
Phaethon aethereus indicus (Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf)

Foreign names

Phaéton à bec rouge,
Rabijunco etéreo,
rabijunco-riscado,
Rotschnabel-Tropikvogel,
vöröscsőrű trópusimadár,
Roodsnavelkeerkringvogel,
Fetonte,
rödnäbbad tropikfågel,
Rødnebbtropikkfugl,
faeton červenozobý,
faeton vlnkovaný,
Rødnæbbet Tropikfugl,
suomutropiikkilintu,
Rooibekpylstert,
cuajonc bec-roig,
Melspíra,
faeton białosterny,
sarkanknābja faetons,
grahasti tropik,
Красноклювый фаэтон,
アカハシネッタイチョウ,
红嘴鹲,
rödnäbbad tropikfågel,
紅嘴熱帶鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands