Red-tailed Tropicbird chick in its nest. [0038]![Red-tailed Tropicbird chick in its nest. [0038]](aussiePlaces/christmasisWA/fulls/birds/08-0F3A0038.jpg "Red-tailed Tropicbird chick in its nest. [0038]")
Younger birds look quite different to adult red-tailed tropicbirds, and are identified by their glossy white underparts contrasted with heavy black barring and scaling across their back, wings, and crown. [0038]