White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturusDaudin, FM, 1802
English (US) White-tailed Tropicbird
The White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) 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 lepturus
- Order
- Phaethontiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Described by
- Daudin, FM, 1802
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethon lepturus catesbyi
- Phaethon lepturus ascensionis
- Phaethon lepturus lepturus
- Phaethon lepturus europae
- Phaethon lepturus fulvus
- Phaethon lepturus dorotheae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phaëton lepturus
- Described by
- Daudin, FM, 1802
- Type locality
- Mauritius.
- Original description
- Histoire Naturelle par Buffon, Quadrupèdes 14 p.319
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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