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title: "Rabo-de-palha-de-bico-vermelho"
description: "Phaethon aethereus — Aves. The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a tropicbird, one of three closely related species of seabird of tropical oceans."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-billed-tropicbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Rabo-de-palha-de-bico-vermelho

> Phaethon aethereus — Aves. The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a tropicbird, one of three closely related species of seabird of tropical oceans.

- Scientific name: *Phaethon aethereus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2384
- Wikidata: [Q686600](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q686600)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4317](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4317)

## Names

- en: Red-billed Tropicbird
- de: Rotschnabel-Tropikvogel
- es: Rabijunco pico rojo
- fr: Phaéton à bec rouge
- nl: Roodsnavelkeerkringvogel
- pt: Rabo-de-palha-de-bico-vermelho
- pl: Faeton białosterny

## Countries with the most observations

EC (786), MX (177), TT (173), PA (88), US (85), CV (61), BR (55), BL (51), SH (42), GP (38), MQ (23), SN (23)

## Summary

The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a tropicbird, one of three closely related species of seabird of tropical oceans. Superficially resembling a tern in appearance, it has mostly white plumage with some black markings on the wings and back, a black mask and, as its common name suggests, a red bill. Most adults have tail streamers that are about two times their body length, with those in males being generally longer than those in females. The red-billed tropicbird itself has three subspecies recognized, including the nominate. The subspecies mesonauta is distinguished from the nominate by the rosy tinge…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_tropicbird

## Photo

![Rabo-de-palha-de-bico-vermelho](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-billed-tropicbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: bitsandbugs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266602409

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-billed-tropicbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).