Red-billed _ Tropic Bird

The Red-billed Tropic bird, Phaethon aethereus, also known as the Boatswain Bird is a tropic bird, one of three closely related seabirds of tropical oceans. It occurs in the tropical Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Indian Oceans. The Red-billed Tropic bird breeds on tropical islands laying a single egg directly onto the ground or a cliff ledge. It disperses widely when not breeding, and sometimes wanders far, including an amazing record from Great Britain. One has recently been found in eastern Nova Scotia, Canada. They feed on fish and squid, but are poor swimmers.