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White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus
Family
Tropicbirds
Order
Phaethontiformes
Codes
whttro, WTTR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPhaethontiformes
FamilyTropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
SpeciesPhaethon lepturus
Codeswhttro, WTTR
Identification

The White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) 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.

Use the eBird species code whttro when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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

Scientific Name: Phaethon lepturus

Family: Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes

eBird Code: whttro