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Primary Traits
599 g
0 m - 250 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Phaethon rubricauda
English name
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Order
Phaethontiformes
Family
Phaethontidae
Genus
Phaethon
Species
rubricauda
Data source
HBW1, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
Yes
Biogeographic realm
CAZ
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
328 g
Maximum unsexed mass
870 g
Average mass
599 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
250 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
250 m
Typical elevation
125 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Sea
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Fish
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.4
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Crevice, Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
1
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
42 d
Maximum incubation period
46 d
Minimum fledging period
67 d
Maximum fledging period
91 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
79 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Irregular/Nomadic, Dispersive, Sedentary