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 americanus (islands in the Caribbean)
Anous minutus melanogenys (Hawaiian Is.)
Anous minutus diamesus (Clipperton I.. off w Mexico. and Cocos I. (off w Costa Rica))
Anous minutus worcesteri (Cavilli I. and Tubbataha Reef. Sulu Sea.)
Anous minutus marcusi (Marcus and Wake Is. through Micronesia to Caroline Is.)
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,
svart noddy,
黑玄燕鷗〔黑燕鷗〕,

Voice song and call

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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