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Phaethon rubricauda

As recorded: Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Phaethontiformes › Phaethontidae

Collected by
Hall
Locality
exact locality unknown
Island
Oʻahu
Region
City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
103 Bishop specimens of Phaethon rubricauda · collected 1891–1891Species page ›

Phaethon rubricauda observed alive in Hawaiʻi

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 582 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-06.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Phaethon rubricauda. BPBM 623. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37982199. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/623.

Record sources