Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

Order

PELECANIFORMES

Family

Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)

Code 4

RTTR

Code 6

PHARUB

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Curved (up or down)
Eye Color: Brown.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain
Crown Color: White
Forehead Color: White
Nape Color: White
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 46-91 cm (18-36 in)
Weight: 635 g (22.4 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: White
Underparts: White
Upperparts: White
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift flight alternating rapid shallow wing beats with long glides.
Wingspan Range: 112 cm (44 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: White
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Black

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