List of Birds of New Jersey - Tropicbirds

Tropicbirds

Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head. There are 2 New Jersey species.

  • White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus (A)
  • Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus (A)

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