Tropicbirds
Phaethontidae
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A Field Guide to Eastern Birds. by Roger Tory Peterson.
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Tropicbirds are tropical or subtropical oceanic
birds. The birds bear a passing resemblance to terns with elongate tail
feathers. They spend most of their lives flying over the ocean feeding
on small fish and squid. There are 3 species in the world. Only a single
species is found in eastern North America and only then as a rare stray
to the coasts of the southeastern United States. |
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
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