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Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda
Family
Tropicbirds
Order
Phaethontiformes
Codes
rettro, RTTR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPhaethontiformes
FamilyTropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
SpeciesPhaethon rubricauda
Codesrettro, RTTR
Identification

The Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a member of the Tropicbirds family within the order Phaethontiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Related Species in Tropicbirds
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus
Red-tailed Tropicbird photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Phaethon rubricauda

Family: Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes

eBird Code: rettro