© Nick Bonomo
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
David S. Lee and Martha Walsh-McGee
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1998
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witpylstert |
| Bulgarian | Белоопашат фаетон |
| Catalan | cua de jonc becgroc |
| Chinese | 白尾熱帶鳥 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白尾鹲 |
| Czech | faeton pruhokřídlý |
| Danish | Hvidhalet Tropikfugl |
| Dutch | Witstaartkeerkringvogel |
| English | White-tailed Tropicbird |
| English (HAW) | Koaʻe kea - White-tailed Tropicbird |
| English (United States) | White-tailed Tropicbird |
| French | Phaéton à bec jaune |
| French (France) | Phaéton à bec jaune |
| German | Weißschwanz-Tropikvogel |
| Greek | Λεύκουρος Φαέθων |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Pay-an-ke bèk jòn |
| Hebrew | פיתון לבן-זנב |
| Hungarian | Fehércsőrű trópusimadár |
| Icelandic | Silfurspíra |
| Indonesian | Buntut-sate putih |
| Japanese | シラオネッタイチョウ |
| Malayalam | വെള്ളവാലൻ ഉറുമിവാലൻ |
| Norwegian | småtropikkfugl |
| Polish | faeton żółtodzioby |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | rabo-de-palha-de-bico-laranja |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Rabijunco-pequeno |
| Russian | Белохвостый фаэтон |
| Serbian | Belorepi feton |
| Slovak | faeton bielochvostý |
| Slovenian | Belorepi tropik |
| Spanish | Rabijunco Menor |
| Spanish (Chile) | Ave del trópico de cola blanca |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Rabijunco Cola Blanca |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Contramaestre |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Rabijunco Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Rabijunco Cola Blanca |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Rabijunco Cola Blanca |
| Spanish (Panama) | Rabijunco Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Chirre Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rabijunco menor |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Chíparo Fantasma |
| Swedish | vitstjärtad tropikfågel |
| Thai | นกร่อนทะเลหางขาว |
| Turkish | Sarı Gagalı Tropikkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Фаетон білохвостий |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the White-tailed Tropicbird in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Distribution of the White-tailed Tropicbird in the Hawaiian Archipelago. See text for information on the species’ marine range and other breeding locations.
