Bird
Red-billed/Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus · Phaethontidae · Phaethontiformes
Best monthsJun–Jul · Novmost records
Records18,050in 19 countries
Most seen inEcuador13,011 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Red-billed/Red-tailed Tropicbird in brief
The red-billed/red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a bird of the Phaethontidae family.
Across the 19 countries we cover it has 18,050 published records, most of them from Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago and Cape Verde. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in June, July and November.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Ecuador13,011 records · best Jun, Jul
Trinidad and Tobago2,072 records · best Jan, Dec
Cape Verde1,235 records · best Apr, Mar
Oman392 records · best Feb, Mar
Antigua and Barbuda362 records · best Jun, Apr
Saint Lucia298 records · best Mar, Jan
Barbados208 records · best Mar, Apr
Grenada188 records · best Dec, Feb
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines135 records · best Mar, Dec
Yemen58 records · best Feb, Apr
Dominica31 records · best Mar, Apr
Saint Kitts and Nevis15 records · best Dec, Jan
Seychelles12 records · best Jun, Aug
Bahamas10 records · best Sep, May
São Tomé and Príncipe8 records · best Jan, Feb
Dominican Republic7 records · best May, Feb
Djibouti4 records · best Apr, Jan
Haiti3 records · best Jan, Nov
Maldives1 records · best Jun, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.