Species Identification

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Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae

Genus: Anous

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Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa

Anous minutus
[Black noddy]

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Max. Length 34 cm TL

Anous minutus tenuirostris
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Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa

Anous stolidus
[Brown noddy]

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Max. Length 32 cm TL

Anous tenuirostris
[Lesser noddy]

Scientific Name Anous minutus Anous minutus tenuirostris Anous stolidus Anous tenuirostris	English Name Black noddy Brown noddy Lesser noddy	Distribution Atlantic and Indo-West Pa Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Western Indian Ocean	Max. Length 32 TL 34 TL 39 TL 45 TL	Year 1758 1836 1844

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