Red-billed Tropicbird

Red-billed Tropicbird (OMAN)
Red-billed Tropicbird (OMAN)
Recordings 
Scientific Name 
Phaethon aethereus
Arabic Name 
رئيس البحر
Kuwaiti name 
جنة
Family 
Tropicbirds
Width 
105.0 cm
Length 
48.0 cm
Least Concern
Similar species 
Sandwich Tern

In Kuwait

Vagrant
Non-breeder

Information

Extremely rare vagrant. The region’s only Tropicbird. Since seabird watching is rarely practiced in Kuwait this species could be a more infrequent visitor.
Where in Kuwait 
Only 3 records for Kuwait in and around the Arabian Gulf near the southern coral islands with the last confirmed sighting seen in 1974.
In the world 
A restricted range species across the tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, north-west Indian Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean. Locally there are breeding colonies on the coasts of Yemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Local threats 
Unkown