Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostris

The Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) is a 112 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

112 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

26

Recorded in SC, Mauritius, India, Australia, IO, MV, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, South Africa, United States, RE, Sri Lanka, MH, Kiribati, ZZ, UM, Tanzania, Oman, Madagascar, AS, TK, Bangladesh, CK, CC, Fr. Polynesia, YT.

Where to see it: The Three Brothers (British Indian Ocean Territory); Danger Island (British Indian Ocean Territory); Cousin Island NR (Seychelles); Peros Banhos (British Indian Ocean Territory); Aride (Seychelles).

Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist