Black noddy
| Black noddy | |
|---|---|
| At the Tubbataha Reef National Park, Philippines | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Anous |
| Species: | A. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anous minutus Boie, F, 1844 | |
| Global map of eBird reports of this species Nonbreeding Breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Megalopterus minutus Gray | |
The black noddy (Anous minutus), also known as white-capped noddy, is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a medium-sized seabird with black plumage and a white cap that closely resembles the lesser noddy with which it was at one time considered conspecific. The black noddy has slightly darker plumage and dark rather than pale lores.
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