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| + | [[Image:1311 Noddy, Common b11.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''pileatus''<br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|Peter Day}}<br />Lady Elliot Island, [[Australia]], June 2018]] | ||
;[[:Category:Anous|Anous]] stolidus | ;[[:Category:Anous|Anous]] stolidus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 38–45 cm (15-17¾ in) | |
| − | Dark brown | + | *Dark brown overall plumage |
| + | *Grey crown | ||
| + | *Whitish forehead | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Brown_Noddya.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''plumbeigularis''<br />Photo © by {{user|barty63|Mike Barth}}<br /> Kalba, [[UAE]], June 2010]] | ||
Tropical oceans: Circumglobal. | Tropical oceans: Circumglobal. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | [[Image:20090317- DSC3756.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|bionicsherpa|bionicsherpa}}<br />[[Galapagos Islands]], March 2009 ]] | + | [[Image:20090317- DSC3756.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''galapagensis''<br />Photo © by {{user|bionicsherpa|bionicsherpa}}<br />[[Galapagos Islands]], March 2009 ]] |
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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''A. s. plumbeigularis'' is usually considered invalid, and sometimes considered a subspecies of ''A. s. pileatus'' <sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ''A. s. plumbeigularis'' is usually considered invalid, and sometimes considered a subspecies of ''A. s. pileatus'' <sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Tropical and sub-tropical islands. They are a mainly pelagic species; breeding on oceanic islands. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | They are surface feeders. | + | They are surface feeders; their dies consists almost entirely of small fish and squid. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | The nest on cliffs or in trees. A single egg is laid. They nest throughout the year in the [[Galapagos]]. | |
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Brown Noddy 83 9892.jpg|Subspecies ''stolidus''<br />Photo © by {{user|STEFFRO1|STEFFRO1}}<br />Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, [[Florida]], March 2018 | ||
| + | Image:1367 Noddy Common b03.jpg|Juvenile, subspecies ''pileatus''<br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Lady Elliot Island, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], June 2018 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018 and October 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anous+stolidus}} | {{GSearch|Anous+stolidus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anous]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anous]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:16, 15 October 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
Tropical and sub-tropical islands. They are a mainly pelagic species; breeding on oceanic islands.
Behaviour
Diet
They are surface feeders; their dies consists almost entirely of small fish and squid.
Breeding
The nest on cliffs or in trees. A single egg is laid. They nest throughout the year in the Galapagos.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Juvenile, subspecies pileatus
Photo © by peterday
Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia, June 2018
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018 and October 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
