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Scientific Name: Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783
English Name: Red-tailed Tropicbird
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Red-tailed Tropicbird - Not Known - Phaethon rubricauda - Type: Marine_birds

Photo: Birds of the World

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Phaethontidae
Description:
A medium-sized seabird with a crimson beak that is primarily white. From a distance, it can be challenging to see the long red tail streamers. Loud squawks accompany backward-wheeling courtship displays by pairs and groups. Greater in size and mass than the White-tailed Tropicbird.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:

Mondreti R, Davidar P, Ryan PG, Thiebot JB, Gremillet D (2020) SEABIRD AND CETACEAN OCCURRENCE IN THE BAY OF BENGAL ASSOCIATED WITH MARINE PRODUCTIVITY AND COMMERCIAL FISHING EFFORT Marine Ornithology 48: 91–101 (2020)

Other References:

Schreiber, B. A. and R. W. Schreiber (2020). Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rettro.01

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