Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Red-billed Tropicbird
The Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) in the order Phaethontiformes.
- Scientific name
- Phaethon aethereus
- Order
- Phaethontiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-billed Tropicbird
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethon aethereus mesonauta
- Phaethon aethereus aethereus
- Phaethon aethereus indicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phaëthon aethereus
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Ascension Island.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.134
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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