Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gaviotín de cabeza blanca, Brown Noddy, common noddy

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Charadriiformes

Family
Laridae

Genus
Anous

Species
stolidus

Taxon category: Accepted

Taxon origin: Endemic

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Distribution: Occurs throughout the archipelago.

References

  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 104–110.
  • Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
  • Salvin, O. (1876) On the avifauna of the Galápagos Archipelago. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 9: 447-510.
  • Sundevall, C.J. (1871) On birds from the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 124-129.
  • Swarth, H.S. (1931) The Avifauna of the Galapagos Islands. Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 18: 1-299.
  • Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
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"Galapagos Species Database, Anous stolidus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17516. Accessed 9 May 2024.