Tropicbird

Tropicbirds; Temporal range: Early Eocene to present
	Red-billed Tropicbird
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Phaethon
Type species
	Phaethon aethereus;
Species
	P. aethereus; P. rubricauda; P. lepturus;
Synonyms
	Leptophaethon Mathews 1913; Lepturus Moehring 1752 nom rej.; Lepturus Brisson 1760; Scaeophaethon Mathews 1913; Phoenicurus Bonaparte 1855 non Forster 1817; Tropicophilus Stephens 1826;

Tropicbirds are pelagic seabirds that occur in tropical areas and seas of the world. There are three living species. Before they were put in their own group, they were thought to belong to the Pelicanformes (which also contains pelcans, cormorants and gannets).

Tropicbird Media

Red-tailed tropicbird at Midway Atoll
Red-billed tropicbird, Genovesa Island, Galapagos
White-tailed tropicbird nesting on the ground on Cousin Island

References

↑ "Part 7- Vertebrates". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[1] "Part 7- Vertebrates". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

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