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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
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
Crown Color:
White with gray wash.
Forehead Color:
White with gray wash.
Nape Color:
Gray-brown
Throat Color:
Gray-brown
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
38-41 cm (15-16 in)
Weight:
272 g (9.59 oz)
Size:
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:
Gray-black to brown.
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X