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The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a tropicbird, one of three closely related species of seabird of tropical oceans. Superficially resembling a tern in appearance, it has mostly white plumage with some black markings on the wings and back, a black mask and, as its common name suggests, a red bill.
Red-tailed tropicbird. Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae. Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus; Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda (V) White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon ...
The red-billed tropicbird is basal within the genus. The split between the red-billed tropicbird and the other two tropicbirds is hypothesized to have taken place about six million years ago, with the split between the red-tailed and white-tailed tropicbird taking place about four million years ago. [9]
Red-billed tropicbird. Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae. Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus; Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda (V) White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon ...
Red-billed tropicbird. Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae. Tropicbirds are seabirds once thought to be closely related to pelicans but are now known to belong to a clade known as Metaves. Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus; Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda (A)
Red-tailed tropicbird. Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae. Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. Two species have been recorded in Peru. Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus (V) Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon ...
Red-tailed tropicbird. Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae. Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head. White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus LC; Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus LC
Red-billed tropicbird; a few breed on Swan Cay off the Caribbean coast. Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae. Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans which have exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus LC