Anous
Sign in to saveThe noddies, forming the genus Anous, are a genus of seabirds in family Laridae which also contains the gulls, terns and skimmers. The genus contains five species.
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Anous is a genus of birds within the family Laridae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The genus was described by Stephens in 1826 and holds an accepted taxonomic status. Its habitat is marine.
Records for this taxon are held by institutions including UCLA, KU, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, GNM, and QM. These records originate from locations such as American Samoa, Chile, Australia, Mexico, and RéUnion. The taxon has been documented in 159,062 occurrences, with 31 specific records and 11 media items noted in associated databases.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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- 31
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Laridae
- Collections
- UCLA, KU, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, GNM, QM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- American Samoa, Chile, Australia, Mexico, RéUnion, Madagascar, United States, French Polynesia
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The noddies, forming the genus Anous, are a genus of seabirds in family Laridae which also contains the gulls, terns and skimmers. The genus contains five species.
The noddies inhabit tropical oceans and have a worldwide distribution, ranging from Hawaii to the Tuamotu Archipelago and Australia in the Pacific Ocean, from the Red Sea to the Seychelles and Australia in the Indian Ocean and in the Caribbean to Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean. They nest in colonies on cliffs or in short trees or shrubs, seldom on the ground. The female lays one egg in each breeding season. These birds feed on small fish which they catch by dipping their bills beneath the surface while flying; they do not plunge dive.
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