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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Charadriiformes

Genus
  
Anous

Higher classification
  
Anous

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Sternidae

Scientific name
  
Anous tenuirostris

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Bird, Anous, Tern, Brown noddy, Black noddy

Lesser noddy anous tenuirostris


The lesser noddy (Anous tenuirostris), also known as the sooty noddy, is a species of tern in the family Sternidae. It is found near the coastlines of Comoros, Kenya, Liberia, India, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.

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Lesser noddy Lesser Noddy

Subspecies

There are two subspecies of the lesser noddy:

Lesser noddy Lesser Noddy seabird on the Abrolhos ABC News Australian

  • A. t. tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823): islands of the west & north Indian Ocean
  • A. t. melanops (Gould, 1846), Houtman Abrolhos Islands (Western Australia)

    • Lesser noddy Mangoverde World Bird Guide Photo Page Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris

    Lesser noddy Lesser Noddy quotKordonnyenquot Between Mah and Praslin Islands

    Lesser noddy Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris Dorit BarZakay Flickr

    Lesser noddy Lesser Noddy New Horizons Online

    References

    Lesser noddy Wikipedia
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