Location
Bird Island
Seychelles
Metadata
Make Nikon F90
Lens Nikkor AF 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G
Exposure not available
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Order Phaethontiformes Family Phaethontidae
Deutsch Weißschwanz-Tropikvogel Dutch Witstaartkeerkringvogel
Italian Fetonte codabianca Spanish Rabijunco Menor
Comments
The chick hatches with grey down. It will stay alone in the nest while
both
parents search for food, and they will feed the chick twice every three
days
until fledging, about 12–13 weeks after hatching. The young are
not able to fly
initially; they will float on the ocean for several days to lose weight
before
flight.
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| 10/04/1997 |
White-tailed Tropicbird |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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