Terns (Sternidae)
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) - HBW 3, p. 664
French: Noddi brun
German: Noddi
Spanish: Tiñosa Boba
Other common names: Common Noddy, Noddy Tern
Taxonomy: Sterna stolida Linnaeus, 1758, Jamaica, West Indies.
Race plumbeigularis possibly inseparable from pileatus. Racial separation of birds from Madagascar is not warranted. Birds from Desaventurados Is (Chile) may represent an undescribed race. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- plumbeigularis Sharpe, 1879 - S Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
- pileatus (Scopoli, 1786) - Seychelles and Madagascar E to N Australia, Polynesia, Hawaii, and Easter I, and possibly this race in Desaventurados Is.
- galapagensis Sharpe, 1879 - Galapagos.
- plumbeigularis Sharpe, 1879 - S Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
- pileatus (Scopoli, 1786) - Seychelles and Madagascar E to N Australia, Polynesia, Hawaii, and Easter I, and possibly this race in Desaventurados Is.
- galapagensis Sharpe, 1879 - Galapagos.
- ridgwayi Anthony, 1898 - W Mexico (including Socorro I, Tres Marias and Isabella, Nayarit) and W Central America (including Cocos I).
- stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Caribbean and S Atlantic islands (including Trinidade, Ascension, St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible), and Gulf of Guinea to Cameroon.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group on a rope, and another group sunbathing on the beach Locality Michaelmas Cay, Queensland, Australia
Robert Schaefer 24 September 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A group of birds in a beach, surrounded by Sooty Terns Locality Michaelmas Cay, Queensland, Australia (ssp pileatus)
Eldert Groenewoud 6 August 2007 3 years ago 45 sec 4.3 -
A group of birds nodding Locality Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp pileatus)
Curt Kessler 31 January 2006 5 years ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A bird calling Locality Bird Island, Seychelles (ssp pileatus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 August 2000 6 years ago 35 sec 4.1 -
Adults resting from nesting-duties. Locality Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia (ssp pileatus)
Tom Tarrant 25 November 2006 3 years ago 26 sec 4 -
A bird on the ground Locality Bird Island, Seychelles (ssp pileatus)
Peter Nash 28 October 2001 5 years ago 13 sec 3.9
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Brown (Common) Noddy using the head of a Brown Pelican as a fishing perch.
Locality Baltra, Galapagos Islands
Chris Charles 23 September 2009 8 weeks ago 4.7 -
Profile flight shot with water on beak.
Locality Islas Frailes del Sur, Panama
ben lascelles 19 August 2008 2 years ago 4.5 -
A group of them on the beach.
Locality Michaelmas Cay, Queensland, Australia (ssp pileatus)
Fran Trabalon 21 October 2007 35 weeks ago 4.4 -
One bird carries a delicate piece of coral.
Locality Michaelmas Cay, Queensland, Australia (ssp pileatus)
Fran Trabalon 21 October 2007 1 year ago 4 -
One individual initially resting, and a few minutes after fishing only 5 to 6 meters far from the beach.
Locality Laguna de Tacarigua National Park, Barlovento, Miranda State, Venezuela (ssp stolidus)
Eduardo López 10 September 2007 2 years ago 4 -
flying in breeding season
Locality Isla Isabel National Park, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern)
David Caro 30 March 2011 38 weeks ago 3.9
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