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| + | [[Image:Brown_Noddya.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''plumbeigularis''<br />Photo by {{user|barty63|Mike Barth}}<br /> Kalba, [[UAE]], June 2010]] | ||
;[[:Category:Anous|Anous]] stolidus | ;[[:Category:Anous|Anous]] stolidus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:20090317- DSC3756.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''galapagensis''<br />Photo by {{user|bionicsherpa|bionicsherpa}}<br />[[Galapagos Islands]], March 2009 ]] | |
| − | Dark brown | + | 38–45 cm (15-17¾ in) |
| + | *Dark brown overall plumage | ||
| + | *Grey crown | ||
| + | *whitish forehead | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Tropical oceans: Circumglobal. | Tropical oceans: Circumglobal. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Brown Noddy 83 9892.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''stolidus''<br />Photo by {{user|STEFFRO1|STEFFRO1}}<br />Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, [[Florida]], March 2018]] |
There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''A. s. plumbeigularis'': | *''A. s. plumbeigularis'': | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | They are surface feeders. | + | They are surface feeders, feeding on small fish and squid. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | It nests on cliffs or in trees. A single egg is laid. | + | It nests on cliffs or in trees. A single egg is laid. They nest throughout the year in the [[Galapagos]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anous+stolidus}} | {{GSearch|Anous+stolidus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anous]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anous]] | ||
Revision as of 22:19, 1 April 2018
- Anous stolidus
Identification
38–45 cm (15-17¾ in)
- Dark brown overall plumage
- Grey crown
- whitish forehead
Distribution
Tropical oceans: Circumglobal.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- A. s. plumbeigularis:
- Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
- A. s. pileatus:
- Seychelles and Madagascar to Australia, Polynesia and Hawaii
- A. s. galapagensis:
- A. s. ridgwayi:
- Western Mexico (Revillagigedo Islands) to Costa Rica (Cocos Island)
- A. s. stolidus:
A. s. plumbeigularis is usually considered invalid, and sometimes considered a subspecies of A. s. pileatus [2].
Habitat
Pelagic; breeds on oceanic islands.
Behaviour
Diet
They are surface feeders, feeding on small fish and squid.
Breeding
It nests on cliffs or in trees. A single egg is laid. They nest throughout the year in the Galapagos.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Noddy. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Noddy
