Phaethon (Tropicbirds) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Phaethon aethereus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Phaethon lepturus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Phaethon rubricauda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tropicbirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			~30%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~30%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			~30%
3	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 3	~20%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			~20%
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			~10%
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			~10%
6	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
8	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-tailed Tropicbird			<5%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	~10%
	Red-billed Tropicbird			~10%
2	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 3	<5%
	White-tailed Tropicbird			<5%

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

Cities Ranked