Scientific Name
Phaethon lepturus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802
Park
Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
koa'e kea, white-tailed tropicbird
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Phaethontiformes |
| Family | Phaethontidae |
| Genus | Phaethon |
| Species | Phaethon lepturus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
indigenous
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mw
Created Date
9/4/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mw
Last Modified Date
9/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: During the 2005 shoreline bird survey, 12 individuals of this species were seen flying over the ocean close to high cliffs, and most commonly close to the offshore islets., Park Species Data Source: NATUREBIB-598977, Kalaupapa shoreline bird survey
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