The Lesser noddy – Anous tenuirostris is a medium sized Tropical noddy of Type – seabird, the family Laridae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is a bird of the Indian Ocean and in the AWB Region it is found near the shores of Oman, and the Comoros but is Accidental in UAE waters. The species breeds and roosts in mangroves on oceanic islands and is largely resident around it’s breeding area but there is some more general dispersion outside of the late summer breeding season.
Type - seabird - always nests in trees, Breeding Habitat - on rat free Tropical islands, Winter Habitat - offshore from Tropical islands in the Indian ocean, Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Anous
Species...Anous tenuirostris Lesser noddy - Species - natureseychelles.org Lesser noddy - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Lesser noddy - Species - maildivesbiodiversity.org Lesser noddy - Category - wildbirdcoservation Lesser noddy - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
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