WoRMS taxon details
Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
212629 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212629)
accepted
Species
Sterna stolida Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Anous stolidus pileatus (Scopoli, 1786)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 36-45 cm. Plumage: most of body sooty brown; white forehead merges into blue- or lavender-grey cap contrasting with...
Description Length: 36-45 cm. Plumage: most of body sooty brown; white forehead merges into blue- or lavender-grey cap contrasting with dark lores and earcoverts; flight feathers and wedge-shaped tail nearly black. Immature with white on forehead only, no cap; upperparts and wings with white feather edges.. Bare parts: iris brown; robust bill black; feet and legs brownish black. Habitat: inshore, offshore and on offshore islands. Breeds on offshore islands--notably Lamu archipelago. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212629 on 2025-06-14
Date
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1998-08-23 12:30:25Z
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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 (Bermuda)
Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 36-45 cm. Plumage: most of body sooty brown; white forehead merges into blue- or lavender-grey cap contrasting with dark lores and earcoverts; flight feathers and wedge-shaped tail nearly black. Immature with white on forehead only, no cap; upperparts and wings with white feather edges.. Bare parts: iris brown; robust bill black; feet and legs brownish black. Habitat: inshore, offshore and on offshore islands. Breeds on offshore islands--notably Lamu archipelago. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Noddy | [details] |
| English | common noddybrown noddy | [details] |
| French | Noddi brun | [details] |
| German | Noddi | [details] |
| Japanese | クロアジサシ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (614 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anous stolidus)
To GenBank (201 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Sterna stolida Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (201 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (614 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anous stolidus)
To GenBank (201 nucleotides; 136 proteins) (from synonym Sterna stolida Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (201 nucleotides; 136 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
