Phaethontiformes (Tropicbirds)

Species in this group

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

Phaethon aethereus

Phaethon lepturus

Phaethon rubricauda

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

20–30

Apr

10–20

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

20–30

Nov

10–20

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	P(≥1)
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	30–40%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			30–40%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			10–20%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			10–20%
4	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	10–20%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
5	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Red-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
8	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Red-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
10	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
13	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
14	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
15	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
16	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
17	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
18	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
19	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Red-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
21	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			Insufficient data
22	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

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Tropicbirds

Parks Ranked