White-Tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon lepturus

Description

This species has a slender body shape, with a length of 71–80 cm including a very long middle tail feather. The wingspan ranges from 89-96 cm. It has black bands on the inner wings, black eye patches, and an orange-yellow to orange-red bill. The color of the beak and back is pure white.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

71 – 80 cm

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Phaethontiformes

FAMILY

:

Phaethontidae

GENUS

:

Phaethon

SPECIES

:

Phaethon lepturus

Distribution

This species is found in tropical and subtropical regions, in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. In Bali this species breeds in the Nusa Penida and Uluwatu areas.

Geography

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Habits and Lifestyle

This species lives in the oceans, usually flying high with fast and rotating wings.

Lifestyle

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Biome

Ocean

Climate Zone

Tropical and subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Carnivorous groups, usually eat fish and squid caught while flying across the ocean. catch their prey by diving from a height of up to 20 meters.

Diet : Carnivorous

Mating Habits

Breed on tropical islands, laying eggs on the ground or cliffs. Birds can breed 10 months after the last successful breeding, or 5 months after the failed breeding.

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Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

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DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Phaethon lepturus on iNaturalist article