Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird · BirdGacha
2285 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 90–105 cm
- Body Mass
- 750 g
- Wingspan
- 103 cm
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 99).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 77).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
A playable recording is not currently available for this species.
🌍 Range & Habitat
3 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Phaethon aethereus mesonauta
tropical e North Atlantic, e Pacific and Caribbean islands: in Atlantic, Cape Verde Is. (s Macaronesia, w of nw Africa) and Is. de la Madeleine (just off Senegal, w Africa); in e Pacific, Rocas Alijos (w of sw Baja California), islands in Gulf of California, islands off Nayarit and Colima, is. Revillagigedo and Tres Marias (nw, wc Mexico); is. Malpelo (w of Colombia), de la Plata (w of c Ecuador), Galápagos and Chañaral (off n Chile); in Caribbean, islands off n Panama, Puerto Rico, Virgin Is., Lesser Antilles, Tobago, and n of Venezuela
- Phaethon aethereus aethereus
tropical South Atlantic islands: Fernando de Noronha (ne of ne Brazil), Abrolhos Is. (off se Brazil; wc South Atlantic), Ascension and St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean)
- Phaethon aethereus indicus
tropical Indian Ocean marginal seacoasts: coastal Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Socotra, off ne Somalia, off e coast of Arabian Pen., and Persian Gulf; also Con Dao Is. (se of Vietnam)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Phaethon aethereus
Which family does it belong to?
Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
Where is it found?
TrO: tropical and subtropical islands off Northwestern Africa & Northern South Atlantic & Persian Gulf region & Southeastern Vietnam & Northwestern Mexico to Ecuador & and Caribbean
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Paul Tavares · CC BY-NC
