White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Phaethontiformes · Phaethontidae
About
The white-tailed tropicbird or yellow-billed tropicbird is a tropicbird. It is the smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It is found in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It also breeds on some Caribbean islands, and a few pairs have started nesting recently on Little Tobago, joining the red-billed tropicbird colony. In addition to the tropical Atlantic, it nests as far north as Bermuda, where it is locally called a "longtail".
Fun Fact
White-tailed Tropicbirds' elegant streaming tail feathers can be longer than their entire body and are used in elaborate aerial courtship displays.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Diet
Feeds mainly on flying fish, squid and crabs.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance