Die rooipylstert (Phaethon rubricauda) is 'n voël en 'n gereelde besoeker aan die Mosambiekkanaal, maar seldsaam verder suid.
Die voël is 60 – 70 cm groot (met 35 cm wimpel) en weeg 600 – 800 g met 'n vlerkspan van 104 – 120 cm. Daar broei 3 000 – 4 000 pare op Europa-eiland in die Mosambiekkanaal. In Engels staan die voël bekend as Red-tailed tropicbird.
Rooipylstert | |
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Rooipylstert | |
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Orde: | Phaethontiformes |
Familie: | Phaethontidae |
Genus: | Phaethon |
Spesie: | P. rubricauda |
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Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783 |
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