Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostris - Noddi marianne

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Anous
Species
:
tenuirostris

Descriptor

Temminck, 1823

Biometrics

Size
: 34 cm
Wingspan
: 58 à 63 cm.
Weight
: 97 à 120 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Anous tenuirostris tenuirostris (islands of the w Indian Ocean)
Anous tenuirostris melanops (Houtman Abrolhos Is.. w Australia.)

Foreign names

Noddi marianne,
Tiñosa picofina,
tinhosa-pequena,
Schlankschnabelnoddi,
indiai noddi,
Kleine Noddy,
Noddy minore,
mindre noddy,
Smånoddy,
nody tenkozobý,
nody tenkozobý,
Noddy,
pikkuruskotiira,
Kleinbruinseeswael (Kleinbruinsterretjie),
nodi becfí,
rybołówka cienkodzioba,
tievknābja zīriņš,
Малая глупая крачка,
インドヒメクロアジサシ,
小玄燕鸥,
小黑燕鷗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands