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White-tailed Tropicbird

(Phaethon lepturus)
Alternate name(s): "Golden Bosun-bird", "White-tailed Bosun-bird", "Yellow-billed Tropicbird"
Size: 38-40 cm; tail 35-40 cm; wing span 90-95 cm
Weight: 220-300 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See White-tailed Tropicbird at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "lepturus"

ADULT

Sex unknown

Lateral view of a White-tailed Tropicbird in flight (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)

White-tailed Tropicbird in flight, seen from straight underneath (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)

Near-dorsal view of a White-tailed Tropicbird in flight (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)

White-tailed Tropicbirds can often be seen flying high in loose groups (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)

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