Species profile—Phaethon rubricauda (red-tailed tropicbird)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) → Phaethon rubricauda (red-tailed tropicbird)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)
- Scientific name
- Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783
- Common name
- red-tailed tropicbird
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1273
- Alternate name(s)
- bosunbird
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
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Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1273.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
