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Family
Phaethontidae
HAWAII
Phaethon
rubricauda
RED-TAILED TROPICBIRD KOA'E 'ULA
Uncommon around the Hawaiian Islands. Nests in crevices of sea
cliffs or vegetation in the absence of rocks & predators. Bill is red.
Aerial courtship displays characterized by hovering & backward
flight.
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