Ave del trópico de cola roja

Red-tailed Tropicbird.   - BRAZIL
Red-tailed Tropicbird.   - BRAZIL
Red-tailed Tropicbird.   - BRAZIL
Red-tailed Tropicbird.   - BRAZIL
Red-tailed Tropicbird.   - BRAZIL

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Familia: Phaethontidae
Genero: Phaethon
Nombre Cientifico: rubricauda

Local names: Redstart phaeton, Redstart rabijunco, Red-tailed tropic bird

Habitat: waters and tropical islands

Length: 46 cms.
Long including central feathers of the tail: 91 cms.
Spread: 104 - 119 cms.
White, sometimes with a slight pink tone. Black stain around the eye. White tail with long red central feathers. Black legs Red beak

It reproduces in oceanic islands, small and remote, that offer an open level land; the nest in a crack in the rock that serves as protection; with little or no coating

Countries where lives Ave del trópico de cola roja

BRASIL     CHILE     FIJI     PERU     TAILANDIA    

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