Black Noddy
Anous minutusBoie, F, 1844
English (US) Black Noddy
The Black Noddy (Anous minutus) 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 minutus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Noddy
- Described by
- Boie, F, 1844
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Anous minutus worcesteri
- Anous minutus minutus
- Anous minutus marcusi
- Anous minutus melanogenys
- Anous minutus diamesus
- Anous minutus americanus
- Anous minutus atlanticus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Boie, F, 1844
- Type locality
- New Holland = Raine Island, Australia, apud Mathews.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 37 col.188
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Little White Tern
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Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris
Grey Noddy
Anous albivitta
Blue Noddy
Anous ceruleus
Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion aleuticus
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Spectacled Tern
Onychoprion lunatus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
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