- Anous stolidus
Identification
Length 40 cm
Dark brown, grey/white cap
Distribution
Tropical oceans: Circumglobal.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- A. s. plumbeigularis:
- Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
- A. s. pileatus:
- Seychelles and Madagascar to Australia, Polynesia and Hawaii
- A. s. galapagensis:
- A. s. ridgwayi:
- Western Mexico (Revillagigedo Islands) to Costa Rica (Cocos Island)
- A. s. stolidus:
A. s. plumbeigularis is usually considered invalid, and sometimes considered a subspecies of A. s. pileatus [2].
Habitat
Pelagic; breeds on oceanic islands.
Behaviour
Diet
They are surface feeders.
Breeding
It nests on cliffs or in trees. A single egg is laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Noddy. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Noddy