Lesser noddy
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Sternidae |
| Genus: | Anous |
| Species: | A. tenuirostris |
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Anous tenuirostris (Temminck, 1823) |
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The lesser noddy (Anous tenuirostris), also known as the sooty noddy, is a species of tern in the family Sternidae. It is found near the coastlines of Comoros, Kenya, Liberia, India, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.
There are two subspecies of the lesser noddy:
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