Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda
Red-tailed Tropicbird

Systematics

  • Order Phaethontiformes
  • FamilyPhaethontidés
  • GenusPhaethon
  • Speciesrubricauda

Statut de conservation

LCPréoccupation mineure

Geographic range

Distribution Red-tailed Tropicbird

Other names

  • Phaéton à brins rouges,
  • Rabijunco colirrojo,
  • rabijunco-de-cauda-vermelha,
  • Rotschwanz-Tropikvogel,
  • vörösfarkú trópusimadár,
  • Roodstaartkeerkringvogel,
  • Fetonte codarossa,
  • rödstjärtad tropikfågel,
  • Rødhaletropikkfugl,
  • faeton červenochvostý,
  • faeton červenoocasý,
  • Rødhalet Tropikfugl,
  • valkotropiikkilintu,
  • Rooipylstert,
  • cuajonc cua-roig,
  • faeton czerwonosterny,
  • sarkanastes faetons,
  • Краснохвостый фаэтон,
  • Buntut-sate merah,
  • アカオネッタイチョウ,
  • 红尾鹲,
  • นกร่อนทะเลหางแดง,
  • 紅尾熱帶鳥,

Identification

Red-tailed Tropicbird

sp. Phaethon rubricauda

Similar species

Distribution

Red-tailed Tropicbird
adulte
sp. Phaethon rubricauda
Additional data
MigrationFull Migrant | MigratoryBird et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021
Domaine biogéographiqueAustralianPigot et al. 2020
Aire187720.42 km²Bird et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021
Latitudes de reproduction-35,1 à 26 °Tobias et al. 2021
Aire restreinteNBirdlife's Worldbird Database

Voice song and calls

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Red-tailed Tropicbird
adulte
sp. Phaethon rubricauda

Flight and movements

Red-tailed Tropicbird
adulte
sp. Phaethon rubricauda

Capacité de vol : HWI = 68,8 (vol soutenu, migrateur)

Behaviour and character

Red-tailed Tropicbird
adulte
sp. Phaethon rubricauda

Habitat

Red-tailed Tropicbird

sp. Phaethon rubricauda
Additional data
HabitatPelagic Waters; nests on the ground on tropical islands. | oceans, br cliffs, craters, sand | MarineAOU Checklist, Bird et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021, http://www.noord.bart.nl/~edcolijn/bird.html
DensitéOpen habitatsTobias et al. 2021
Mode de vieDIURNAL | TerrestrialBird et al. 2020
Altitude250 m

Diet - feeding behaviour

Red-tailed Tropicbird
adulte
sp. Phaethon rubricauda
Additional data
Niveau trophiqueCarnivorePigot et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021
Niche trophiqueAquatic predatorPigot et al. 2020, Tobias et al. 2021
Niche de rechercheAquatic plungePigot et al. 2020
AlimentationVertFishScavBird et al. 2020

Breeding and nesting

Red-tailed Tropicbird

sp. Phaethon rubricauda
Additional data
âge première reproduction3,8 ansBird et al. 2020
Ponte1 oeufsBird et al. 2020, Lisleland et al. 2007, Myhrvold et al. 2015, http://www.birdzilla.com
Incubation44 à 45 joursMyhrvold et al. 2015, http://www.birdzilla.com
Envol91,3 joursMyhrvold et al. 2015
Tentatives par an1Myhrvold et al. 2015
Parademainly aerial displays, non-acrobaticLisleland et al. 2007
Masse de l’oeuf79,4 gLisleland et al. 2007, Myhrvold et al. 2015

Threats and conservation

Red-tailed Tropicbird
adulte
sp. Phaethon rubricauda
Statut de conservation IUCN
Eteint
Menacé
Préoccupation
mineure
Éteint
à l'état sauvage
Quasi
menacé
Non
évalué
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Data sources

Further references

  • Birdlife
  • IUCN Red List — IUCN Red List of Threatened species, IUCN
  • GBIF — GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility, GBIF Secretariat
  • Wikidata — Wikidata, la base de connaissances libre, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Encyclopedia of Life — Encyclopedia of life, Encyclopedia of Life
  • NCBI Taxonomy — NCBI Taxonomy Database, National Center for Biotechnology Information
  • eBird — eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology et National Audubon Society
  • Birds of the World — Birds of the World, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • TaxRef (INPN) — Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN), MNHN - INPN
  • Xeno-Canto

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