WoRMS taxon details
Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823)
212630 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212630)
accepted
Species
Sterna tenuirostris Temminck, 1823 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 30-34 cm. Plumage: uniformly dark brown except lighter brown tail; head with whitish forehead merging into blue- or...
Description Length: 30-34 cm. Plumage: uniformly dark brown except lighter brown tail; head with whitish forehead merging into blue- or lavender-grey cap and below the eye, not distinct form lores. Bare parts: iris brown; relatively long thin bill black; feet and legs brownish black. Habitat: offshore waters, beyond reef, and oceanic islands. Uncommon but regular. Breeds in tropical and sub-tropical Indian Ocean. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212630 on 2025-04-30
Date
action
by
1998-08-23 12:30:25Z
changed
Depew, Lorna
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 30-34 cm. Plumage: uniformly dark brown except lighter brown tail; head with whitish forehead merging into blue- or lavender-grey cap and below the eye, not distinct form lores. Bare parts: iris brown; relatively long thin bill black; feet and legs brownish black. Habitat: offshore waters, beyond reef, and oceanic islands. Uncommon but regular. Breeds in tropical and sub-tropical Indian Ocean. <389><391><393> [details]Remark Forms a superspecies with A. minutus. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Kleine Noddy | [details] |
| English | lesser noddy | [details] |
| French | Noddi marianne | [details] |
| German | Schlankschnabelnoddi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (145 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anous tenuirostris)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Sterna tenuirostris Temminck, 1823)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (145 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anous tenuirostris)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Sterna tenuirostris Temminck, 1823)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
