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Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris(Temminck, 1823)
VulnerableNative
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The lesser noddy is a small seabird in the family Laridae. In Australia, it breeds primarily in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands and Ashmore Reef, nesting in mangroves and shrubs.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Tropical and subtropical Indian Ocean is. from Seychelles and Mascarenes to Chagos and Maldives (west-central Indian Ocean) and Houtman Abrolhos Is. (west of WA, west Australia) and Ashmore Reef (north-west of Australia; race?)
- Non-breeding range
- To east Africa, Comoros and north Madagascar
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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