Anous stolidus, Print, The brown noddy or common noddy (Anous stolidus) is a seabird in the family Laridae. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related black noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black. The brown noddy is a tropical seabird with a worldwide distribution, ranging from Hawaii to the Tuamotu Archipelago and Australia in the Pacific Ocean, from the Red Sea to the Seychelles and Australia in the Indian Ocean and in the Caribbean to Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean. The brown noddy is colonial, usually nesting on elevated situations on cliffs or in short trees or shrubs. It only occasionally nests on the ground. A single egg is laid by the female of a pair each breeding season., 1700-1880
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Anous stolidus, Print, brown noddy, common noddy, seabird, family, Laridae, largest, noddies, told, closely related black noddy, larger size, plumage, dark brown, black, tropical seabird, worldwide distribution, Hawaii, Tuamotu Archipelago, Australia, Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Caribbean, Tristan da Cunha, Atlantic Ocean, colonial, usually nesting, elevated situations, cliffs, short trees, shrubs, occasionally nests, ground, single egg, laid, female, pair, breeding season, 1700-1880
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