Phaethon rubricauda
Red-tailed Tropicbird
As recorded: Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Phaethontiformes › Phaethontidae
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.7692, -171.7330
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Phaethon rubricauda observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-06-14.
2022-06-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-03-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-03-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-03-12
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) datafoya2314, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-12-27
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Jen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-11-08
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Jen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Phaethon rubricauda. BPBM 1970. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37979410. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/1970.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37979410 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026