red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda), Kilauea Point NWR, Hawaii

An elegant white bird with a bright red beack spreads it's wind in mid-flight. Two long, red tail-feathers (which give the bird its name) streak behind the bird.

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red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda), Kilauea Point NWR, Hawaii

An adult red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda), Kilauea Point NWR, Hawaii

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Photo By/Credit

Dan Zimmerman

Facility

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Rural

Recreational Activity

Birding

Wildlife watching

Species

Phaethon rubricauda

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Seabirds

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