Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Brown Noddy
The Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) 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 stolidus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Noddy
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Anous stolidus pileatus
- Anous stolidus galapagensis
- Anous stolidus ridgwayi
- Anous stolidus stolidus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna stolida
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'Americae pelago ' = West Indies.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.137
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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