Noddies [Anous]

Description

Anous is a genus of terns known for their dark plumage and long, slender wings. They are pelagic birds, spending most of their life at sea, only coming to land to breed on islands and coastal areas. They feed by dipping for surface fish and squid.

Species
Brown Noddy [Anous stolidus]
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Black Noddy [Anous minutus]
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Lesser Noddy [Anous tenuirostris]
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Blue Noddy [Anous ceruleus]
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Grey Noddy [Anous albivitta]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Chordates
Chordata
Class Birds
Aves
Order Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Charadriiformes
Family Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laridae
Statistics
  • Species 5