Hawaiian name: Koa‘e Kea
Scientific name: Phaethon lepturus
- Life Span: > 15 years
- Size: 38-40 cm (15-16 in); 71-81 cm (28-32 in), including tail streamers
- Breeding Ecology:
- Nearly pantropical, being scarce only in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
- Commonly breeds on islands with steep cliffs or large trees (nests in tree cavities)
- 1 egg/clutch, may nest every 9-10 months
- Incubation lasts about 41 days, chicks fledge after 70 days post-hatching
- Rarely breeds on Midway Atoll Refuge, 1-3 nests per year.