Phaethon aethereus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red-billed tropicbird
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Pelecaniformes | Phaethontidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 700.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 6.21 cm; tarsus: 2.95 cm; wing: 31.0 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 46 to 50 cm; Wingspan: 99 to 106 cm (Ref. 8812). Found oversea and at shore (Ref. 83946). Plunge diving; open ocean (Ref. 81748).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 August 2019

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.4 - 28.5, mean 26.6 (based on 2790 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=9.82-26.4).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.