Phaethon rubricauda
Red-tailed Tropicbird
As recorded: Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Phaethontiformes › Phaethontidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.2300, -159.4000
- Identified by
- R L Pyle
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Phaethon rubricauda observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 297 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-08.
2026-08-08
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Kilauea, HI, USA
(c) Amelia M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Kilauea, HI, USA
(c) Amelia M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Kilauea, HI, USA
(c) Amelia M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Kilauea, HI, USA
(c) Amelia M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Kilauea, HI, USA
(c) Amelia M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phaethon rubricauda. BPBM 179782. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165332888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/179782.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165332888 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026