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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
Order
PHAETHONTIFORMES
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
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BODY
Length Range:
46-91 cm (18-36 in)
Weight:
835 g (29.45 oz)
Size:
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:
109-112 cm (43-44 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
White
Under Tail:
White
Leg Color:
Black
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X