Phaethon

E863229

genus of birds taxon

Phaethon is a genus of tropical seabirds known as tropicbirds, characterized by their predominantly white plumage and long, streaming tail feathers.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus of birds ⓘ taxon ⓘ
activityPattern	diurnal ⓘ
billType	strong pointed bill ⓘ
bodySize	medium-sized seabird ⓘ
breedingBehavior	monogamous pairs ⓘ
clutchSize	typically one egg ⓘ
commonName	red-billed tropicbird NERFINISHED ⓘ red-tailed tropicbird NERFINISHED ⓘ tropicbirds ⓘ white-tailed tropicbird ⓘ
conservationStatus	most species of least concern ⓘ
diet	crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ squid ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	elongated central tail feathers ⓘ long streaming tail feathers ⓘ
distribution	tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ tropical regions of the Indian Ocean ⓘ tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalRole	marine predator ⓘ upper-trophic-level seabird ⓘ
family	Phaethontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
feedingBehavior	pelagic forager ⓘ
flightStyle	aerial diver ⓘ strong flier ⓘ
foragingMethod	plunge-diving ⓘ surface-seizing ⓘ
habitat	subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ
hasSpecies	Phaethon aethereus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaethon lepturus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaethon rubricauda NERFINISHED ⓘ
incubation	shared by both parents ⓘ
lifestyle	seabird ⓘ
migratoryBehavior	highly pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ
nestSite	cliffs ⓘ remote oceanic islands ⓘ
order	Phaethontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentalCare	biparental care ⓘ
plumageColor	predominantly white ⓘ
plumagePattern	white with some black markings ⓘ
rangeType	oceanic and offshore waters ⓘ
reproduction	colonial nester ⓘ
tailFunction	used in display ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phaethontiformes → containsGenus → Phaethon ⓘ

Phaethontiformes → containsSpecies → Phaethon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Phaethon aethereus

Phaethontiformes → containsSpecies → Phaethon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Phaethon rubricauda