Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls (Laridae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The black noddy (Anous minutus), also known as white-capped noddy, is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a medium-sized seabird with black plumage and a white cap that closely resembles the lesser noddy with which it was at one time considered conspecific. The black noddy has slightly darker plumage and dark rather than pale lores.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Countries
- Australia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- Guinea-Bissau
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- Kiribati
- Liberia
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- United States
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black noddy
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.