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  • Synonyms Lesser Noddy, White-capped Noddy
  • Old latin name for bird Anoüs minutus

Black Noddybird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Todd Mark
    Nauru
  • 2.
    Call, © Sreekar
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, female, juvenile, male, song, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Call, © James Bradley
    Micronesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    France
  • 6.
    Call, female, flight call, male, © david m
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, female, flight call, male, © david m
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, female, male, © david m
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 10.
    Call, female, male, © david m
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black Noddy

  • Breeding region Atlantic ocean, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion tropical and subtropical Pacific and Atlantic oceans, very locally ne Indian and Caribbean Sea

Black Noddy subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Anous minutus americanusperipheral Caribbean islands: Los Roques Is. (n of Caracas, Venezuela) and perhaps other islands off Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Anguilla (Lesser Antilles); formerly islands e of Belize-No
Anous minutus atlanticustropical s Atlantic islands: St. Paul, Fernando de Noronha and Martim Vaz (e, se of ne Brazil), Ascension and St. Helena (tropical se Atlantic Ocean) and Gulf of Guinea is.-No
Anous minutus diamesusClipperton (far sw of Mexico), I. del Coco (far sw of Costa Rica) and perhaps I. Malpelo (far w of Colombia; tropical e Pacific Ocean)-No
Anous minutus marcusiMinami-Torishima (=Marcus I., far se of Japan) and Wake I. (ne Micronesia) to Caroline Is. (to e Micronesia)-No
Anous minutus melanogenysNorthwestern and main Hawaiian Is.-No
Anous minutus minutusislets of Ashmore Reef (nw of Australia), e QLD (ne Australia), ne, se New Guinea satellites, Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (far e of Australia), Kermadec Is. (ne of North I., New Zealand) through Melanesia to Pitcairn group (e Polynesia)-No
Anous minutus worcesteriCavili I. and Tubbataha Reefs, Sulu Sea (sw Philippines)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartbruinsterretjie
Azerbaijaniqara başəyən susüpürən
Bengaliকামরা নচড
BulgarianЧерно ноди
Catalannodi negre
Chinese玄燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional)黑玄燕鷗〔黑燕鷗〕, 黑玄燕鷗, 玄燕鷗
Croatianbjelokapa čigra
Czechnody bělotemenný, nody bělohtemenný, Nody bělohlavý, Nody belohlavý
DanishSort Noddy
DutchWitkopnoddy, Witkapnoddy
EsperantoMalhelbruna ŝterno
Estoniantume-tõmmutiir
Finnishtummaruskotiira
FrenchPetit Noddi, Noddi noir, Noddi à cape blanche
FrisianWytkapnoddy
GalicianTrintarreis negro
GermanWeißkappennoddi, Weißkopfnoddi
Hungarianfekete noddi
IcelandicSvartþerna
IndonesianBurung Camar-angguk Hitam, Camar-angguk hitam, Dara laut hitam kecil, Camar hitam, Camarangguk Hitam, Burung Dara Laut Hitam Kecil
ItalianNoddy nero, Sterna stolida nera
Japaneseヒメクロアジサシ
Latviankoku zīriņš
Lithuanianjuodasis nodis
MacedonianЦрн ноди
MalayBurung Camar Haji, Burung Camar Topi Putih, Burung Camar Hitam
Northern SamiČáhppesnoddi, Čáhppesdirru
Norwegiansvartnoddy
Norwegian NynorskSvartnoddy
PolishRybitwa atalowa, rybołówka atolowa, rybitwa atolowa
Portuguesetrinta-réis-preto, andorinha-do-mar-preta, nodi-preto, Trinta-réis-preto / Tinhosa-de-barrete, Tinhosa-de-barrete
RomanianRandunică de mare neagră
RussianЧёрная глупая крачка, Чёрная кланяющаяся крачка
Samoangogo uli, gogo
SerbianCrni nodi
Slovaknody bielohlavý
Sloveniansajasti nodi
SpanishGolondrina-boba Negra, Charran Picofina, Gaviotín oscuro, Cervera Negra, Charrán-bobo Negro, Tiñosa Negra, Tiñosa menuda, Charrán Negro, Charrán Corona Blanca
Swedishsvart noddy
Tahitianoio
TurkishKara Nodi, Küçük Nodi
Ukrainianкрячок атоловий
WelshHurtyn du