#Phaethon aethereus

[triruntu]

#518, a red-billed tropicbird.

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A red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) with its chick in Trinidad and Tobago

by Charles Sharp

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I finished my painting! :D a tad inspired by Disco's graphic style, it's mostly a breakup piece, homage to one of my favorite songs.

"Chau"

90x70 cm

Acrylic on canvas

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Animal of the Day!

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

(Photo by Sharif Uddin)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Coastlines along the Equator

Size (Weight/Length)- 105 cm inscluding tail streamers

Diet- Squid; Fish

Cool Facts- Despite resembling a tern, you won’t see a red-billed tropicbird nearly as far north. They prefer muggy coastlines along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Having very weak leg muscles, these tropicbirds only come to land to raise a family. The rest of their life is spent soaring over the ocean at 45 kilometers per hour. Despite not being able to swim very well, red-billed tropicbirds dive into the ocean from over 40 meters above the waves to catch fish and squid. Being a solitary hunter, they will sometimes follow larger, aquatic predators like dolphins to schools of fish. 

Rating- 11/10 (Cool beak, cooler tail.)

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Phaethon aethereus by SharifUddin59

[thalassarche]

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) - photo by Dave Barnes

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Red-billed Tropicbird by mikebons1 http://ift.tt/1Z64MK1

[triruntu]

#517, a red-billed tropicbird chick.

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Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) - photo by Thom Haslam

[triruntu]

day 333, a red billed tropicbird for @snakeslide.

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Phaethon aethereus - The Red-billed Tropicbird by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Osteologia avium, or, A sketch of the osteology of birds /. [Wellington] :Published by R. Hobson, Wellington, Salop,1858-1875.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41399365