Order
Phaethotiformes
Family
Phaethontidae
Genus
Phaethon
Species
rubricauda
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Madagascar,
Number of Sub-Species
Four Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident but disperse after breeding
Preferred Habitat
Tropical oceans with oceanic islands for nesting
Distribution and Range
Tropical land along the edges of the south Pacific and south Indian Oceans
Food
Plunge dives into the ocean for flying fish and squid