Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

The Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) and order Phaethontiformes (Tropicbirds).

Observed

Australia

United States

Observed

Australia

United States

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Phaethontiformes
        Family: Phaethontidae
        Genus: Phaethon
        Species: Phaethon rubricauda

Species in the Genus of Phaethon

Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

External Links

Red-tailed Tropicbird – Wikipedia

Red-tailed Tropicbird – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Red-tailed Tropicbird – Audubon.org