African Bird Club

White-tailed Tropicbird - 2nd record (but 1st onshore record) for Côte d'Ivoire - Adult

Photographer

» Lionel Sineux

Location

» Abidjan airport

Country image taken

» Côte d'Ivoire

Date

» January, 2015

Equipment

» Nikon

Bird Species

»Phaethon lepturus - White-tailed Tropicbird

Bird Species (French)

»Phaéton à bec jaune

Bird Family

»Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds

Bird Group

»Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The bird was first seen at Abidjan airport on 24 January 2015, still there two days later. Flying around the hangars, sometimes inside them. First onshore record for Côte d'Ivoire, further to the first record, c.55 km from the coast on 2 April 2014 (de Boer & Saulino 2017, Bull. ABC 24: 192-203). Photo Bob Wycherley.