White-tailed Tropicbird

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q528117
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White-tailed Tropicbird

Summary

White-tailed Tropicbird is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month, #1,360 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-tailed Tropicbird's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird belongs to the parent taxon Phaethon[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, White-tailed Tropicbird is Phaethon lepturus[7].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird's Commons category is recorded as Phaethon lepturus[8].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'aderyn trofannol cynffonwyn'}[9].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Tropicbird'}[10].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanz-Tropikvogel'}[11].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rabijunco menor'}[12].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cuajonc becgroc'}[13].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'faeton žlutozobý'}[14].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'väike-troopikalind'}[15].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Småtropikkfugl'}[16].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белохвостый фаэтон'}[17].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シラオネッタイチョウ'}[18].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidhalet Tropikfugl'}[19].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'pikkutropiikkilintu'}[20].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'fehérfarkú trópusimadár'}[21].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'faeton żółtodzioby'}[22].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'faeton bielochvostý'}[23].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'vitstjärtad tropikfågel'}[24].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witpylstert'}[25].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witstaartkeerkringvogel'}[26].
  • White-tailed Tropicbird is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phaéton à bec jaune'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White-tailed Tropicbird is Phaethon lepturus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Phaethon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'aderyn trofannol cynffonwyn'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanz-Tropikvogel'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rabijunco menor'}[12], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cuajonc becgroc'}[13], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'faeton žlutozobý'}[14].

Identifiers

White-tailed Tropicbird's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4314[28]. White-tailed Tropicbird's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 97097[29]. White-tailed Tropicbird's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509042[30]. White-tailed Tropicbird's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481364[31]. White-tailed Tropicbird's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174676[32].

Why It Matters

White-tailed Tropicbird ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month, #1,360 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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