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Red-billed Tropicbird

Red-billed Tropicbird tee

Red-billed Tropicbird tee

Regular price $38.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $38.00 USD
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10% of this purchase goes to Fundación Jocotoco. Printed to order on GOTS-certified organic cotton.

Hand-painted Red-billed Tropicbird by Lilly Sylva, printed to order on GOTS-certified organic cotton. 10% of every sale goes to Fundación Jocotoco for the Blue-throated Hillstar at Cerro de Arcos and the Black-breasted Puffleg at Yanacocha.

Phaethon aethereus

Red-billed Tropicbird is a tropicbird, a seabird of the Galápagos.

Materials

GOTS-certified organic cotton, printed to order. Every piece starts as a hand-painted acrylic by Lilly Sylva in Quito.

Shipping & returns

Printed when you order it, typical delivery in 7 to 14 business days. Free US shipping over $75. Returns within 30 days of delivery.

Care instructions

Cold wash, inside out, hang to dry. The print holds up best when it stays out of the dryer.

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Hand-painted by Lilly Sylva

Painted in acrylic from field sketches in her Quito studio. No stock art, ever.

GOTS-certified organic cotton

Soft midweight jersey, grown without synthetic pesticides. Softer after every wash.

Printed to order

Made when you order, in 7 to 14 business days, so nothing sits in a warehouse.

10% to Jocotoco

A tenth of this sale funds the cloud-forest reserves where this bird still lives.

About this bird

Red billed tropicbird

Least Concern

A graceful white seabird with long tail streamers, nesting on Galápagos sea cliffs.

Listed as Least Concern today. Its future still depends on the forests that Fundación Jocotoco works to protect.

Latin name
Phaethon aethereus
Found in
Galápagos Islands
Range
Galápagos Islands and tropical seas
Conservation
IUCN Least Concern

Status from the IUCN Red List.

Size guide

Find your fit

SizeSMLXL2XL3XL
Length27.228.729.530.331.131.9
Width19.521.122.223.425.026.6
Sleeve8.99.59.79.810.010.2

Measurements are of the garment, laid flat. Unisex Stanley/Stella organic cotton tee. Allow about half an inch of variance.

Wear one, fund one

Ten percent of every Red billed tropicbird piece funds the Galápagos Islands where it still lives.

Your order supports Fundación Jocotoco's reserve work in Ecuador, paid out once a year.

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Made to last

How to care for it

A few small habits keep the print sharp and the cotton soft for years.

Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors.
Hang or lay flat to dry. Skip the dryer to protect the print.
Iron inside out on low. Never iron directly over the design.
No bleach, no dry cleaning. Gentle care keeps the bird bright.
From the flock

What people say

Common questions

How long does shipping take?

Each piece is printed when you order it, so typical delivery is 7 to 14 business days. US orders over $75 ship free.

What is your return policy?

You have 30 days from delivery to return an unworn item. Write to us and we will sort it out.

How do I wash it?

Cold wash, inside out, and hang to dry. The print holds up best when it stays out of the dryer.