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Phaethon rubricauda
The Red-tailed Tropicbird looks like a stout tern, and hence closely resembles the other two tropicbird species. It has generally white plumage, often with a pink tinge, a black crescent around the eye and a thin red tail feather. It has a bright red bill and black feet.
Spotted at the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii. http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/f... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilauea_P...
Spotted on Jul 1, 2005
Submitted on Apr 24, 2012
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