Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802
White-tailed tropicbird
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Family:  Phaethontidae (tropicbirds)
Max. size:  78 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 320.0 g
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 6.35 cm; tarsus: 4.66 cm; wing: 28.58 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 38 to 40 cm; Wingspan: 89 to 96 cm (Ref. 8812).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 09 December 2019 Ref. 123251)
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