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Red-billed tropicbird P. aethereus (tropical Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and Indian oceans) Red-tailed tropicbird, P. rubricauda (Indian Ocean and the western and central tropical Pacific) White-tailed tropicbird, P. lepturus (widespread in tropical waters, except in the eastern Pacific) The red-billed tropicbird is basal within the genus.
The limpkin (Aramus guarauna), also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a large wading bird related to rails and cranes, and the only extant species in the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the Americas , from Florida to northern Argentina, but has been spotted as far north as Wisconsin [ 3 ] and Southern ...
The bird has a black band on the inner wing, a black eye-mask, and an orange-yellow to orange-red bill. [8] The bill colour, pure white back and black wing bar distinguish this species from the red-billed tropicbird. The white-tailed tropicbird breeds on tropical islands, laying a single egg directly onto the ground or a cliff ledge.
The birds formerly bred on Ascension Island itself, but the colonies were exterminated by feral cats introduced in 1815. The birds continued to breed on a rocky outcrop just off the shore of the island. A program conducted between 2002 and 2004 eradicated the feral cats [67] and a few birds have returned to nest on the island. [68] [69]
The Venezuelan troupial (Icterus icterus) is the national bird of Venezuela. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Trinidad, and Puerto Rico. Together with the orange-backed troupial and campo troupial, it was previously part of a superspecies simply named the troupial that was split.
The red-tailed tropicbird is generally silent while flying. Aside from during courtship displays, birds may give a short greeting squawk to their mate when arriving or leaving the nest. Birds give a low growling call as a defence call, and young chatter repetitively as a begging call—made whenever the parents are nearby. [22]
The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a tropicbird, one of three closely related species of seabird of tropical oceans. Superficially resembling a tern in appearance, it has mostly white plumage with some black markings on the wings and back, a black mask and, as its common name suggests, a red bill.
Oilbird videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection; The oilbird's visual acuity; Caripe.net – La Puerta de Entrada (in Spanish) Oilbird Caves of Trinidad Accessed 30 March 2011 "Finding the cave-dwelling Oilbird!". YouTube. Toledo Zoo. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. "Oilbird". YouTube. American Bird ...