Bird
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda · Phaethontidae · Phaethontiformes
Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records2,353in 16 countries
Most seen inMadagascar981 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Red-tailed Tropicbird in brief
The red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a bird of the Phaethontidae family — species of bird.
Across the 16 countries we cover it has 2,353 published records, most of them from Madagascar, Mauritius and New Zealand. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, October and November and fall to their lowest in February and June.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Madagascar981 records · best Nov, Oct
Mauritius417 records · best Nov, Jan
New Zealand337 records · best Mar, Apr
Kiribati261 records · best Sep, May
Seychelles207 records · best Jan, Mar
Marshall Islands35 records · best Sep, May
Tonga34 records · best Jul, Nov
Micronesia24 records · best Jul, Apr
Fiji17 records · best Aug, Nov
Vanuatu14 records · best Oct, Mar
Solomon Islands9 records · best Apr, Mar
Comoros6 records · best Apr, Sep
Samoa6 records · best Jan, Apr
Maldives3 records · best Nov, Oct
Palau1 records · best Apr, Jan
East Timor1 records · best Oct, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.