PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

Phaethon rubricauda  

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
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© Kay Parkin 2014
Norfolk Island, NSW (Jan, 2014)

These gorgeous birds are one of the main reasons I love travelling to Australia's islands.

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird Chick

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird