Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon
rubricauda)
Four subspecies are currently recognized:
P. r. rubricauda
P. r. westralis
P. r. roseotincta
P. r. melanorhynchus
Adult
in flight View from below, taken by Tony Palliser off Lord Howe Island,
New South Wales, Australia in March.
Adult
and chick from HawaiiPhotos by Gina Reppucci and Ron LeValley
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reserved. Angus Wilson
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