Lesser Noddy / Anous tenuirostris LC
- Synonyms White-capped Noddy, Black Noddy, Sooty Noddy
- Old latin name for bird Sterna tenuirostris, Anoüs tenuirostris
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Where to see Lesser Noddy
- Breeding region Indian ocean
- Breeding subregion tropical and subtropical Indian Ocean is. from Seychelles and Mascarenes to Chagos and Maldives (wc Indian Ocean) and Houtman Abrolhos Is. (w of WA, w Australia) and Ashmore Reef (nw of Australia; race?)
- Non breeding region to e Africa, Comoros and n Madagascar
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Chile
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Comoros
- India
- Iran
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mozambique
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Seychelles
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Lesser Noddy subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anous tenuirostris melanops | Houtman Abrolhos Is. (w of WA, w Australia) | - | No |
| Anous tenuirostris tenuirostris | Amirantes and Inner Is. (c, ne Seychelles) and Mascarenes (tropical w Indian Ocean), Chagos Arch. and Maldives (wc Indian Ocean) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinbruinsterretjie, Kleinbruinseeswael (Kleinbruinsterretjie), Kleinbruinseeswael |
| Azerbaijani | kiçik başəyən susüpürən |
| Bengali | হছাট নচড |
| Catalan | nodi becfí |
| Chinese | 小玄燕鸥 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小黑燕鷗, 小玄燕鷗 |
| Croatian | tankokljuna čigra |
| Czech | nody tenkozobý |
| Danish | Noddy |
| Dutch | Kleine Noddy |
| Esperanto | Maldikbeka ŝterno, Bruna noĉoŝterno |
| Estonian | väike-tõmmutiir |
| Finnish | pikkuruskotiira |
| French | Noddi à tête blanche, Noddi à bec grêle, Noddi marianne |
| Frisian | Lytse noddy |
| Galician | Trintarreis pequeno |
| German | Schlankschnabelnoddi |
| Hungarian | indiai noddi, Karcsú noddi |
| Icelandic | Snúðþerna |
| Irish | Geabhróg chiardhubh |
| Italian | Noddy minore, Sterna stolida minore |
| Japanese | インドヒメクロアジサシ, ヒメクロアジサシ |
| Latvian | tievknābja zīriņš |
| Lithuanian | Laibasnapė žuvėdra, mažasis nodis |
| Malayalam | ചെറിയ നോടി ആള, ചെറിയ നോഡി ആള |
| Northern Sami | Uhcanoddi |
| Norwegian | smånoddy |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Smånoddy |
| Polish | rybołówka cienkodzioba, rybitwa cienkodzioba |
| Portuguese | Tinhosa-pequena, Trinta-réis, Andorinha-do-mar-preta-menor, nodi-pequeno |
| Romanian | Randunică de mare mică |
| Russian | Малая глупая крачка, Малая кланяющаяся крачка, Крачка кланяющаяся малая |
| Serbian | Tankokljuni nodi, Mali nodi |
| Slovak | nody tenkozobý |
| Slovenian | Tenkokljuni nodi |
| Spanish | Charrán Pequeño, Charran Picofina, Tiñosa picofina |
| Swahili | Buabua Domo-jembamba |
| Swedish | mindre noddy |
| Turkish | Küçük Nodi |
| Ukrainian | крячок тонкодзьобий |
| Uzbek | ингичка тумшуқли чигиртчи |
| Welsh | Hurtyn bach |























