---
title: "Rabo-de-palha-de-cauda-vermelha"
description: "Phaethon rubricauda — Aves. The red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a seabird native to tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-tailed-tropicbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rabo-de-palha-de-cauda-vermelha

> Phaethon rubricauda — Aves. The red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a seabird native to tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

- Scientific name: *Phaethon rubricauda*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2202
- Wikidata: [Q756640](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756640)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4320](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4320)

## Names

- en: Red-tailed Tropicbird
- de: Rotschwanz-Tropikvogel
- es: Rabijunco cola roja
- fr: Phaéton à brins rouges
- nl: Roodstaartkeerkringvogel
- pt: Rabo-de-palha-de-cauda-vermelha
- pl: Faeton czerwonosterny

## Countries with the most observations

US (957), AU (309), MG (182), NF (132), UM (88), CX (83), CK (80), CL (38), MP (36), MU (19), PF (13), SC (13)

## Summary

The red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a seabird native to tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One of three closely related species of tropicbird (Phaethontidae), it was described by Pieter Boddaert in 1783. Superficially resembling a tern in appearance, it has almost all-white plumage with a black mask and a red bill. The sexes have similar plumage. As referenced in the common name, adults have red tail streamers that are about twice their body length. Four subspecies are recognised, but there is evidence of clinal variation in body size—with smaller birds in the north and larger in the south…

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

## Photo

![Rabo-de-palha-de-cauda-vermelha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-tailed-tropicbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4320

## Machine access

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