C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Charadriiformes Laridae

Black Noddy

Anous minutus

CIOC 2214

Black Noddy

Anous minutus

Charadriiformes · Laridae

Black Noddy (Anous minutus).

ATK87

DEF54

2154 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 35–37 cm
Body Mass: 112.4 g
Wingspan: 69 cm
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 87

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 87).

DEF 54

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 54).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Pacific Ocean & Atlantic Ocean: tropical and subtropical Pacific and Atlantic oceans & very locally Northeastern Indian and Caribbean Sea Habitat: Marine & Coastal

7 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Anous minutus americanus
peripheral Caribbean islands: Los Roques Is. (n of Caracas, Venezuela) and perhaps other islands off Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Anguilla (Lesser Antilles); formerly islands e of Belize
Anous minutus melanogenys
Northwestern and main Hawaiian Is.
Anous minutus diamesus
Clipperton (far sw of Mexico), I. del Coco (far sw of Costa Rica) and perhaps I. Malpelo (far w of Colombia; tropical e Pacific Ocean)
Anous minutus worcesteri
Cavili I. and Tubbataha Reefs, Sulu Sea (sw Philippines)
Anous minutus minutus
islets of Ashmore Reef (nw of Australia), e QLD (ne Australia), ne, se New Guinea satellites, Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (far e of Australia), Kermadec Is. (ne of North I., New Zealand) through Melanesia to Pitcairn group (e Polynesia)
Anous minutus marcusi
Minami-Torishima (=Marcus I., far se of Japan) and Wake I. (ne Micronesia) to Caroline Is. (to e Micronesia)
Anous minutus atlanticus
tropical s Atlantic islands: St. Paul, Fernando de Noronha and Martim Vaz (e, se of ne Brazil), Ascension and St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean) and Gulf of Guinea is.