Phaethon

Phaethon lepturus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelecaniformes
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Aves Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Neognathae Ordo: Pelecaniformes

Familia: Phaethontidae
Genus: Phaethon
Species: P. aethereus – P. lepturus – P. rubricauda

• Nomen dubium: P. demersus

Name

• Phaethon Linnaeus, 1758
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp : page 134. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542

Vernacular names

English: Tropicbirds
slovenščina: Tropiki
ไทย: นกร่อนทะเล

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