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| Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus indicus
- Adult in flight |
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| Photographer : | © Avisek Chatterjee |
| Location : | Gopalpur-on-Sea, Odisha, India |
| Date : |
27 June 2013 |
| English synonyms: | Redbilled Tropicbird, Red-billed Tropic Bird, Red-billed Tropic-bird, Smaller Red-billed Tropic-bird (indicus), Short-tailed Tropicbird, Bosun Bird, Bosunbird, Grey-backed Tropicbird, Gray-backed Tropicbird, Marlin Spike, Longtail, White-tailed Bos'n Bird
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| Bird Family : | Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | I and Dipabali Paul spotted this bird flying over the beach of Gopalpur, Orissa from a beach side hotel (Hotel Kalinga) at around 2pm on 27th June 2013. - AC
Probably the first photographic record from the east coast of India. |
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