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Black Noddy Anous minutus Ti±osa Negra,
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Photo: J. Saliva
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Black Noddy Anous minutus Ti±osa Negra,
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Photo: J. Saliva
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A blackish-brown tern, similar to the Brown Noddy, but slightly smaller, blacker, and thinner, with more white on the crown and a longer, thinner bill. Length: 35-39 cm.; weight: 98-144 g. Audio (R. Boughton). Breeds on islands off Central America, Venezuela and in the eastern Caribbean. Regularly seen at nesting colonies of Roseate and Sandwich Terns in La Parguera. Also reported from Culebra. The West Indian breeding population is estimated at fewer than 100 pairs. TAXONOMY: CHARADRIIFORMES; LARIDAE; Sterninae |
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Photo: G. Beaton
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Photo: G. Beaton
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Photo: G. Beaton
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