Phaethon rubricauda
Red-tailed Tropicbird
As recorded: Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Phaethontiformes › Phaethontidae
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- Preserved specimen
Phaethon rubricauda observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,553 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Polynésie française
(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Nosy Be, Madagascar
(c) fatih izler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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2026-10-10
Lady Elliot Island
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Phaethon rubricauda. BPBM 71. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090254070. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/71.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090254070 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
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