Phaethon aethereus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Red-billed tropicbird
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Family:  Phaethontidae (tropicbirds)
Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 700.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Tropical and subtropical.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 6.21 cm; tarsus: 2.95 cm; wing: 31.0 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 46 to 50 cm; Wingspan: 99 to 106 cm (Ref. 8812).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 01 August 2019 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  C: Ref. 84934.

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