Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus(Bennett, FD, 1840)
English (US) Blue Noddy
The Blue Noddy (Anous ceruleus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Anous ceruleus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue Noddy
- Described by
- (Bennett, FD, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Anous ceruleus saxatilis
- Anous ceruleus ceruleus
- Anous ceruleus nebouxi
- Anous ceruleus teretirostris
- Anous ceruleus murphyi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna Cerulea
- Described by
- (Bennett, FD, 1840)
- Type locality
- Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean.
- Original description
- Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe, from the year 1833 to 1836 2 p.248
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Lesser Noddy
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Black Noddy
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Grey Noddy
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Fairy Tern
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