Black Noddy

Anous minutus - Noddi noir

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Anous
Species
:
minutus

Descriptor

Boie, F, 1844

Biometrics

Size
: 39 cm
Wingspan
: 66 à 72 cm.
Weight
: 98 à 144 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Noddy (Anous minutus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Anous minutus minutus (ne Australia and New Guinea to Tuamotu Arch.)
Anous minutus worcesteri (Cavilli I. and Tubbataha Reef. Sulu Sea.)
Anous minutus marcusi (Marcus and Wake Is. through Micronesia to Caroline Is.)
Anous minutus melanogenys (Hawaiian Is.)
Anous minutus diamesus (Clipperton I.. off w Mexico. and Cocos I. (off w Costa Rica))
Anous minutus americanus (islands in the Caribbean)
Anous minutus atlanticus (tropical s Atlantic islands)

Foreign names

Noddi noir,
Tiñosa menuda,
tinhosa-de-barrete,
Weißkopfnoddi,
fekete noddi,
Witkapnoddy,
Noddy nero,
svart noddy,
Svartnoddy,
nody bielohlavý,
nody bělotemenný,
Sort Noddy,
tummaruskotiira,
nodi negre,
Svartþerna,
rybołówka atolowa,
koku zīriņš,
sajasti nodi,
Чёрная кланяющаяся крачка,
Camar-angguk hitam,
ヒメクロアジサシ,
玄燕鸥,
黑玄燕鷗〔黑燕鷗〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands