Family

Tropicbirds

Phaethontidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 24 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPhaethontiformes (Tropicbirds)
FamilyPhaethontidae (Tropicbirds)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Phaethon aethereus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phaethon lepturus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phaethon rubricauda

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tropicbirds

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~30%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			~30%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~20%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			~20%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			~20%
4	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	~10%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
5	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
6	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
7	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Red-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
8	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
	Red-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
9	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
10	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Red-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
11	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
12	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
13	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
14	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
15	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
16	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
18	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
19	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
20	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
21	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Red-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
23	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
24	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data

Tropicbirds

Species in this group

Red-billed Tropicbird

White-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tropicbirds

Parks Ranked