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OverviewAI-generated
The Brown Noddy (*Anous stolidus*) is a species of bird classified within the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. Its taxonomic authority is Linnaeus, 1758, and it belongs to the genus *Anous*. The species is also referred to by the common names hurtyn cyffredin, Noddi, and Tiñosa boba.
This marine bird has a wingspan of 82. Its taxonomic range includes Brazil and South America. The Brown Noddy holds an accepted taxonomic status and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, a status recorded in 2020.
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Species
Least Concernbrown noddy
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
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Encyclopedic overview
The brown noddy, common noddy or noddy tern (Anous stolidus) is a seabird in the family Laridae. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related black noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black. The brown noddy is a tropical seabird with 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. The brown noddy is colonial, usually nesting on elevated situations on cliffs or in short trees or shrubs. It only occasionally nests on the ground. A single egg is laid by the female of a pair each breeding season. In India, the brown noddy is protected in the PM Sayeed Marine Birds Conservation Reserve.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brown Noddy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.