- Anous albivitta
Identification
28–31 cm
- Grey back
- Dark grey wings and tail
- Whitish-grey head and underparts
- Longish legs
Distribution
Southern Pacific Ocean: found in South America and Australasia
South America: occurs in Chile, Easter Island
Australasia: Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, Melanesia, Cook Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Caledonia, Grande Terre
Taxonomy
Split from Blue Noddy (previously Blue-grey Noddy)1,2.
Formerly placed in genus Procelsterna.
Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized:
- A. a. albivitta breeds on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands and Tonga
- A. a. skottsbergii on Henderson Island, Easter Island and Sala y Gómez Island (Chile)
- A. a. imitatrix breeds on San Ambrosio and San Félix, Desventuradas Islands (Chile)
Habitat
Breeds on rocky coasts of temperate and sub-tropical oceanic islands.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small crustaceans, fish and squid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Grey Noddy. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Noddy
