Lesser noddy
| Lesser noddy | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Sternidae |
| Genus: | Anous |
| Species: | A. tenuirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823) | |
Lesser noddy
The lesser noddy (Anous tenuirostris), also known as the sooty noddy, is a species of tern in the Sternidae family. It is found near the coastlines of Comoros, Kenya, Liberia, India, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of the lesser noddy:
- A. t. tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823): islands of the west & north Indian Ocean
- A. t. melanops (Gould, 1846), Houtman Abrolhos Islands (Western Australia)
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Anous tenuirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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