Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris(Temminck, CJ, 1823)
English (US) Lesser Noddy
The Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) 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 tenuirostris
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Noddy
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anous tenuirostris tenuirostris
- Anous tenuirostris melanops
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sterna tenuirostris
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1823)
- Type locality
- Senegal, error = Seychelles, substituted by Mathews, Nov. Zool., 18, 1912, p. 210.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.34, vol.5 pl.202
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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