Phaethon lepturus
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Phaethon lepturus, commonly known as the white-tailed tropicbird, is a striking seabird recognized for its long, slender tail streamers and graceful flight over tropical oceans.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
tropicbird ⓘ |
| billColor | yellow to orange-yellow bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Phaethon lepturus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 71–80 cm including tail streamers ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 250–400 g ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
cliff ledges
ⓘ
rocky crevices ⓘ sandy or vegetated island slopes ⓘ tropical oceanic islands ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | monogamous ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually one egg ⓘ |
| commonName | white-tailed tropicbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationMeasures |
control of invasive predators on islands
ⓘ
protection of breeding colonies ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
other small marine organisms
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| eyeMarking | black eye-stripe ⓘ |
| family | Phaethontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle |
buoyant
ⓘ
graceful ⓘ |
| foragingMethod | plunge-diving ⓘ |
| genus | Phaethon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Pacific islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaiian Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mascarene Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ Seychelles region NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ tropical Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| habitat |
offshore marine waters
ⓘ
subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | blackish legs and feet ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
dispersive over surrounding tropical oceans
ⓘ
largely resident near breeding islands ⓘ |
| nestType | simple scrape or shallow depression ⓘ |
| order | Phaethontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents feed chick
ⓘ
both parents incubate egg ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | predominantly white ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms loose flocks near rich feeding areas
ⓘ
often solitary at sea ⓘ |
| tailFeature | very long central tail streamers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat degradation on small islands
ⓘ
human disturbance at nesting sites ⓘ introduced predators at breeding colonies ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 89–96 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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