The Red-billed Tropicbird, also known as the Boatswain Bird, has a disturbed but not rare population that is believed to be decreasing due to threats. It is found across tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and eastern Pacific Oceans, breeding in colonies in locations such as the Galapagos Islands, Spain, Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. The Red-billed Tropicbird has long wings with black markings, a red bill, and is slender with white coloring.
4. Name:
Red-billed Tropicbird
Intro:
Also known as the Boatswain Bird, Red-billed
Tropicbird is surely not as rarer and shares a
disturbed population like other birds we covered in
Rare Series earlier. But they do not make a
convincing population either and believed to be
decreasing due to a range of threats.
5. Distribution:
They are found across tropical waters of the
Atlantic Ocean, the north-west Indian Ocean and
the eastern Pacific. Breeding colonies are namely
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Spain, Oman, Yemen,
Oman and Saudi Arabia via Birdlife
Identification:
Long wings with black markings, red bill, slender
and white.
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