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.

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

An adult red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda), Kilauea Point NWR, Hawaii
Image
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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Subject tags
Seabirds