Phaethon aethereus was reported from 15 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 15 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Tropical and subtropical.
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Table 1: Present in 15 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 92124
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 84934
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 84934
South America Chile CHL native 5962
Asia China CHN native 78638
North America Costa Rica CRI native 5856
Africa Djibouti DJI native 7289
Africa Egypt EGY native 5616
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 7308
Asia Oman OMN native 129478
South America Peru PER native 84934
Africa St Helena SHN native 84934
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 88126
South America Venezuela VEN native 84934
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 7330

Table 4: Reported from 15 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 92124
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 84934
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 84934
South America Chile CHL native 5962
Asia China CHN native 78638
North America Costa Rica CRI native 5856
Africa Djibouti DJI native 7289
Africa Egypt EGY native 5616
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 7308
Asia Oman OMN native 129478
South America Peru PER native 84934
Africa St Helena SHN native 84934
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 88126
South America Venezuela VEN native 84934
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 7330
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874