Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus - Noddi brun

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 45 cm
Wingspan
: 75 à 86 cm.
Weight
: 160 à 205 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Anous stolidus stolidus (islands of the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic)
Anous stolidus pileatus (Red Sea, Indian Ocean east through the Pacific to Hawaiian Is. and Easter I.)
Anous stolidus galapagensis (Galápagos Is.)
Anous stolidus ridgwayi (islands off w Mexico to w Costa Rica)

Foreign names

Noddi brun,
Tiñosa boba,
tinhosa-escura,
Braunnoddi,
barna noddi,
Noddy,
Sterna stolida,
brun noddy,
Brunnoddy,
nody hnedý,
nody obecný,
Brun Noddy,
ruskotiira,
Grootbruinseeswael (Grootbruinsterretjie),
nodi gros,
Brúnþerna,
rybołówka brunatna,
brūnais zīriņš,
rjavi nodi,
Обыкновенная глупая крачка,
Camar-angguk coklat,
クロアジサシ,
白顶玄燕鸥,
นกน็อดดี้,
玄燕鷗〔白頂玄燕鷗，白頂黑燕鷗〕,

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, Coral Reef, Outer Reef Channel, Back Slope, Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope), Lagoon, Inter-Reef Soft Substrate, Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands