Seabirds
Seabirds of Lakshadweep

The adult red-billed tropicbird can be identified by a combination of white central tail feathers and a red or orange-red bill. A.O. Hume, the father of India ornithology, observed that "their flight is very like that of terns, though stronger and more steady; they work backwards and forwards fishing with their long sharp bills pointed straight downwards".

The adult red-billed tropicbird can be identified by a combination of white central tail feathers and a red or orange-red bill. A.O. Hume, the father of India ornithology, observed that "their flight is very like that of terns, though stronger and more steady; they work backwards and forwards fishing with their long sharp bills pointed straight downwards".

The adult red-billed tropicbird can be identified by a combination of white central tail feathers and a red or orange-red bill. A.O. Hume, the father of India ornithology, observed that "their flight is very like that of terns, though stronger and more steady; they work backwards and forwards fishing with their long sharp bills pointed straight downwards".

The adult red-billed tropicbird can be identified by a combination of white central tail feathers and a red or orange-red bill. A.O. Hume, the father of India ornithology, observed that "their flight is very like that of terns, though stronger and more steady; they work backwards and forwards fishing with their long sharp bills pointed straight downwards".

The adult red-billed tropicbird can be identified by a combination of white central tail feathers and a red or orange-red bill. A.O. Hume, the father of India ornithology, observed that "their flight is very like that of terns, though stronger and more steady; they work backwards and forwards fishing with their long sharp bills pointed straight downwards".

The adult red-billed tropicbird can be identified by a combination of white central tail feathers and a red or orange-red bill. A.O. Hume, the father of India ornithology, observed that "their flight is very like that of terns, though stronger and more steady; they work backwards and forwards fishing with their long sharp bills pointed straight downwards".
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