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Red-tailed Tropicbird
Largest and whitest of the
three species of tropicbirds
...indigenous to Hawaii.
three species of tropicbirds
...indigenous to Hawaii.
Phaethon rubricauda
(L 36-42" WS 44")
Kilauea Point
Kaua’i
18Feb2014
Has a bright red bill,
black feet and a
long, thin red tail.
black feet and a
long, thin red tail.
Sometimes Frank sighed, thinking he
had caught a tropic bird, all flame
and jewel color, when a wren would
have served him just as well. In fact,
much better.
had caught a tropic bird, all flame
and jewel color, when a wren would
have served him just as well. In fact,
much better.
(Margaret Mitchell)
Phaethon is Greek for sun;
rubricauda is Latin for red tail.
rubricauda is Latin for red tail.
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