Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) - HBW 1, p. 288
French: Phaéton à bec rouge
German: Rotschnabel Tropikvogel
Spanish: Rabijunco Etéreo
Taxonomy: Phaëthon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758, Ascension Island.
Race indicus sometimes considered separate species, but differences slight and separation does not appear justified. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mesonauta Peters, 1930 - E Pacific, Caribbean and E Atlantic.
- aethereus Linnaeus, 1758 - S Atlantic.
- indicus Hume, 1876 - Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A chick in the nest Locality Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp mesonauta)
Peter Nash 23 April 2005 5 years ago 22 sec 4.5 -
chick in the nest Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp mesonauta)
David Caro 24 March 2011 36 weeks ago 18 sec 4.4 -
An adult being attacked by a group of Magnificent Frigatebirds Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp mesonauta)
Anna Motis 19 August 2005 3 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A close view of a chick in the nest Locality Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp mesonauta)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 January 2007 4 years ago 19 sec 4.4 -
An adult in the nest Locality Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp mesonauta)
Peter Nash 23 April 2005 5 years ago 19 sec 4.3 -
Several shots of birds in flight Locality Genovesa, Galapagos Islands (ssp mesonauta)
Peter van Dam 2 June 2005 3 years ago 28 sec 4.1
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Flying around
Locality Ile de Madeleine, Dakar Region, Senegal (ssp mesonauta)
auf 13 February 2009 1 year ago 4.2 -
flying around nest area
Locality Ile de Madeleine, Dakar Region, Senegal (ssp mesonauta)
auf 13 February 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Fighting against the strong wind
Locality Plaza Sur, Galapagos Islands (ssp mesonauta)
Rodrigo Paez 17 October 2008 1 year ago 3.8 -
at nest
Locality Ile de Madeleine, Dakar Region, Senegal (ssp mesonauta)
auf 13 February 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
Juvenile bird.
Locality Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp mesonauta)
nigel lallsingh 17 May 2010 31 weeks ago 3.4 -
Immature bird
Locality Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp mesonauta)
nigel lallsingh 17 April 2010 16 weeks ago 3
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