Where does the White-tailed Tropicbird live?
Phaethon lepturus has 68,515 records in 114 countries and territories, from 1846 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 68,515 records
- 114 places
- 122 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 27,180 | |
| Bermuda | 7,157 | |
| Seychelles | 3,388 | |
| Palau | 3,257 | |
| Réunion | 2,765 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,579 | |
| French Polynesia | 2,359 | |
| Christmas Island | 1,693 | |
| Mauritius | 1,663 | |
| Australia | 1,494 | |
| Cayman Islands | 1,025 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 809 | |
| Bahamas | 711 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 673 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 571 | |
| Jamaica | 570 | |
| Samoa | 511 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 448 | |
| Indonesia | 425 | |
| Brazil | 382 | |
| American Samoa | 380 | |
| Micronesia | 377 | |
| New Caledonia | 365 | |
| Cook Islands | 362 | |
| Cocos Islands | 355 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 330 | |
| Dominican Republic | 286 | |
| Guadeloupe | 285 | |
| Portugal | 261 | |
| ZZ | 233 | |
| Madagascar | 224 | |
| Mayotte | 222 | |
| Fiji | 215 | |
| Spain | 211 | |
| Saint Helena | 204 | |
| Tonga | 203 | |
| Dominica | 201 | |
| Chile | 198 | |
| Maldives | 195 | |
| Cabo Verde | 189 |
Showing the top 40 of 114 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.