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Species profile—Phaethon lepturus (white-tailed tropicbird)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) → Phaethon lepturus (white-tailed tropicbird)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)
Scientific name
Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802
Common name
white-tailed tropicbird
WildNet taxon ID
1286
Alternate name(s)
golden bosunbird
yellow-billed tropicbird
white-tailed bosunbird
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
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=1286.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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