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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 superseded combination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 (2024). Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212630 on 2024-05-07
Date
action
by
1998-07-17 10:53:12Z
created
1998-08-23 12:30:25Z
changed
Depew, Lorna
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
checked

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context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]   

basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
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]
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Dutch Kleine Noddy  [details]
English lesser noddy  [details]
French Noddi marianne  [details]
German Schlankschnabelnoddi  [details]
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