Nature conservation

Threatened species

Red-tailed Tropicbird - Ocean: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Phaethon rubricauda
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable
Commonwealth status: Not listed
Last updated: 10 Nov 2023

Distribution of the species within this region

The Red-tailed Tropicbird is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Ocean Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Hawkesbury Shelf Known None
South Pacific Ocean Known None
Tweed-Moreton Known None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Red-tailed Tropicbird - Ocean is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

  • Heathlands
    • Coastal Headland Heaths
      • 3787 Byron Graminoid Clay Heath
      • 3788 Coastal Foredune Wattle Scrub
      • 3789 Coastal Headland Clay Heath
      • 3791 Far North Headland-Dune Scrub
    • Wallum Sand Heaths
      • 3801 Far North Sandplain Wallum Heath
      • 3803 Northern Sandplain Damp Wallum Heath