Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Laridae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Hawaiian Islands
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. No Data
Age: Juvenile | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. No Data
Identification & Behavior: ~24.5 cm (9.6 in). The Black Noddy is dusky-black with a distinctive white forehead and crown. The juvenile is dusky-brown with a pale forehead.
Status: The Black Noddy is known if Peru from an individual captured onboard an oil exploration vessel 16 nautical miles off the port of Pacasmayo. The specimen is housed in the John O’neil Collection at CORBIDI.
Name in Spanish: Tiñosa Negra.
Sub-species: Black Noddy (Anous minutus).
Meaning of Name: Anous: Gr. anous= silly, foolish; and (Latin). minutus: L. little, lower.
Distribution Map
Voice:
Generally silent at sea.
Voice:
Generally silent at sea.
References:
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.