Wildlifeof Thailand
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethontidae
Photo: Algonkins · Public domain
Phaethon lepturus
Basic stats
Diet
Fish and squid
Habitat
Tropical ocean and islands
Range
Tropical oceans
This graceful white seabird has a black eye stripe and long white tail streamers and feeds by plunge-diving (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the White-tailed Tropicbird eat?
- Fish and squid
- What habitat does the White-tailed Tropicbird live in?
- Tropical ocean and islands
- Where is the White-tailed Tropicbird found?
- Tropical oceans