White-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

Order

PELECANIFORMES

Family

Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)

Code 4

WTTR

Code 6

PHALEP

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Dark brown to black.
Head Pattern: Eyeline
Crown Color: White
Forehead Color: White
Nape Color: White
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 71-81 cm (28-32 in)
Weight: 434 g (15.3 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: White
Underparts: White
Upperparts: White
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Buoyant graceful pigeonlike flight with fluttering wing strokes alternated with soaring glides., Hovers briefly over prey or perch before dipping down to it.
Wingspan Range: 89-97 cm (35-38 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: White
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Gray with black webs.

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