Phaethon rubricauda was reported from 33 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 29 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 4 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific and Southern Atlantic. Tropical and subtropical.
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Table 1: Present in 29 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 96995
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 96995
South America Chile CHL native 5962
Asia China CHN native 78638
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 96995
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 80152
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 90365
Oceania Fiji FJI native 96995
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 91362
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 96995
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 80096
Asia Japan JPN native 84934
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 80152
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 89276
Africa Madagascar MDG native 7273
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 96995
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 96995
North America Mexico MEX native 96995
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 96995
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 89276
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 5591
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 5874
Oceania Palau PLW native 102970
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 96995
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 87896
Oceania Samoa WSM native 96995
Africa Seychelles SYC native 80092
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 96995
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 96995

Table 2: Possible in 4 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania New Zealand NZL stray 84934
Asia Philippines PHL stray 127933
Africa South Africa ZAF stray 84934
North America USA USA stray 84934

Table 4: Reported from 33 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 96995
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 96995
South America Chile CHL native 5962
Asia China CHN native 78638
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 96995
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 80152
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 90365
Oceania Fiji FJI native 96995
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 91362
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 96995
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 80096
Asia Japan JPN native 84934
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 80152
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 89276
Africa Madagascar MDG native 7273
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 96995
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 96995
North America Mexico MEX native 96995
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 96995
Oceania New Zealand NZL stray 84934
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 89276
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 5591
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 5874
Oceania Palau PLW native 102970
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 96995
Asia Philippines PHL stray 127933
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 87896
Oceania Samoa WSM native 96995
Africa Seychelles SYC native 80092
Africa South Africa ZAF stray 84934
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 96995
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 96995
North America USA USA stray 84934
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