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CaRMS taxon detailsPhaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758
 137177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137177)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
Description Length: (excluding streamers) 50-55 cm. Colour: adult: white with uneven black barring on back, rump and inner wing...
Description Length: (excluding streamers) 50-55 cm. Colour: adult: white with uneven black barring on back, rump and inner wing coverts, black crescent through the eye and on crown; flight feathers with outer web of primaries black, inner white, secondaries black with white tips and tertials black; tail and tail streamers white; bill red, legs and feet yellow, webs black; immature like adult but without streamers and bill pale green. Habitat: open ocean breeds on oceanic islands. [details] Distribution summer visitor of the Gulf of Maine; usually found Tropical Oceans
Distribution summer visitor of the Gulf of Maine; usually found Tropical Oceans [details]
CaRMS (2024). Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137177 on 2024-05-09
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137177 on 2024-05-09
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (Bermuda) Dobson, A. F. (2002). A Birdwatching Guide to Bermuda. Arlequin Press, Chelmsford, Essex, 173 pp. [details] basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details] additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details] additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details] additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details] additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: (excluding streamers) 50-55 cm. Colour: adult: white with uneven black barring on back, rump and inner wing coverts, black crescent through the eye and on crown; flight feathers with outer web of primaries black, inner white, secondaries black with white tips and tertials black; tail and tail streamers white; bill red, legs and feet yellow, webs black; immature like adult but without streamers and bill pale green. Habitat: open ocean breeds on oceanic islands. [details]Distribution summer visitor of the Gulf of Maine; usually found Tropical Oceans [details]
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