Tropicbird
genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tropicbirds are pelagic seabirds that occur in tropical areas and seas of the world. There are three living species. Before they were put in their own group, they were thought to belong to the Pelicanformes (which also contains pelcans, cormorants and gannets).
Quick Facts Tropicbirds Temporal range: Early Eocene to present, Scientific classification ...
Tropicbirds Temporal range: Early Eocene to present | |
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Red-billed Tropicbird | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Phaethontiformes |
Family: | Phaethontidae |
Genus: | Phaethon Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Phaethon aethereus | |
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