Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricaudaBoddaert, P, 1783
English (US) Red-tailed Tropicbird
The Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) 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 rubricauda
- Order
- Phaethontiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
- Described by
- Boddaert, P, 1783
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethon rubricauda rubricauda
- Phaethon rubricauda westralis
- Phaethon rubricauda roseotinctus
- Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phaeton rubricauda
- Described by
- Boddaert, P, 1783
- Type locality
- Mauritius.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.57
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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