Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae)

Code 4

BRNO

Code 6

ANOSTO

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Capped, Eyering
Crown Color: White with gray wash.
Forehead Color: White with gray wash.
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: Gray-brown
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 38-41 cm (15-16 in)
Weight: 198 g (7 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Gray-brown
Upperparts: Gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Pelagic, flies low over water. Dives from surface to catch food; does not plunge-dive.
Wingspan Range: 81-84 cm (32-33 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Notched Tail
Tail Pattern: Brown overall with faint spotting.
Upper Tail: Gray-brown
Under Tail: Gray-brown
Leg Color: Black

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