Where does the Red-billed/Red-tailed Tropicbird live?
Phaethon aethereus has 59,246 records in 138 countries and territories, from 1832 to 2026. Most records come from Anguilla.
- 59,246 records
- 138 places
- 110 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPhaethontiformesPhaethontidaePhaethon
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 19,382 | |
| Ecuador | 12,810 | |
| United States | 5,181 | |
| Mexico | 2,959 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 2,062 | |
| Saint Martin | 1,800 | |
| Bonaire | 1,484 | |
| Cabo Verde | 1,341 | |
| Panama | 1,020 | |
| Guadeloupe | 704 | |
| Montserrat | 664 | |
| Spain | 659 | |
| Costa Rica | 513 | |
| Saint Helena | 445 | |
| Oman | 383 | |
| France | 377 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 359 | |
| Portugal | 318 | |
| Saint Lucia | 290 | |
| United Kingdom | 226 | |
| Barbados | 208 | |
| Colombia | 203 | |
| Sweden | 200 | |
| Senegal | 196 | |
| Grenada | 182 | |
| Brazil | 180 | |
| Chile | 170 | |
| Norway | 159 | |
| Martinique | 155 | |
| Germany | 150 | |
| Finland | 148 | |
| Italy | 145 | |
| Russia | 141 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 140 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 138 | |
| Poland | 127 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 127 | |
| Greece | 123 | |
| India | 107 | |
| Ukraine | 98 |
Showing the top 40 of 138 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Phaethontidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.