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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
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
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X