Noddy (tern)
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Noddies are members of the tern family Sternidae in the genera Anous, Procelsterna, and Gygis. They are a tropical group, characterised by the notch-wedge shaped (not forked) tail; coastal and pelagic oceanic.
There are six species:
- Brown Noddy (Common Noddy), Anous stolidus
- Black Noddy, Anous minutus
- Lesser Noddy, Anous tenuirostris
- Blue Noddy, Procelsterna cerulea
- Grey Noddy, Procelsterna albivitta
- White Tern, Gygis alba
Etymology
Anous, is derived from the Greek for 'unmindful'.Harrison, C.S. (1990) Seabirds of Hawaii, Natural History and Conservation. Comstock:Cornell ISBN 0-8014-2449-6References
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