Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus (Linnaeus, 1758) RTTBI 640
Family: Phaethontiformes > Phaethontidae

An extremely rare visitor from island breeding colonies in the tropical Atlantic.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
10 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
10 records

BTO RECORDS

10 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
10 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Red-billed Tropicbird, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: cuajonc bec-roig
Czech: faeton vlnkovaný
Danish: Rødnæbbet Tropikfugl
Dutch: Roodsnavelkeerkringvogel
Estonian: viir-troopikalind
Finnish: suomutropiikkilintu
French: Phaéton à bec rouge
German: Rotschnabel-Tropikvogel
Hungarian: vöröscsoru trópusimadár
Icelandic: Melspíra
Italian: Fetonte
Latvian: sarkanknabja faetons
Lithuanian: raudonsnapis fajetonas
Norwegian: Rødnebbtropikkfugl
Polish: faeton bialosterny
Portuguese: rabo-de-palha
Slovak: faeton cervenozobý
Slovenian: grahasti tropik
Spanish: Rabijunco etéreo
Swedish: rödnäbbad tropikfågel

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