Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus 1758 (red-billed tropicbird)
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Aves - Phaethontiformes - Phaethontidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Phaethon according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Linnaeus 1758 and Olson 1975
Sister taxa: Phaethon lepturus, Phaethon rubricauda
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saint Helena (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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