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Black Noddy (melanogenys)

Anous minutus melanogenys Gray, GR 1846

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Anous
Scientific:
  Anous minutus melanogenys


Original description

Citation:
  Gray, GR 1846

Reference:
   Gen. Birds 3, pt.21 p.661, pl.182

Protonym:
  Anous melanogenys

Type locality:
  No locality, but figure agrees with the Hawaiian form.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/148103#page/418/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  12F4CD1B6B844B23

Avibase ID:
  avibase-12F4CD1B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/12F4CD1B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824379

Geographic range:

  • Anous minutus melanogenys: Northwestern and main Hawaiian Islands
English:
Black Noddy (melanogenys)
French:
Noddi noir (melanogenys)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black Noddy (melanogenys) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black Noddy (melanogenys) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black Noddy (melanogenys) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Black Noddy (melanogenys) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black Noddy (Hawaiian) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black Noddy (Hawaiian) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black Noddy (Hawaiian) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black Noddy (Hawaiian) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black Noddy (Hawaiian) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black Noddy (Hawaiian) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black Noddy (Hawaiian) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black Noddy (Hawaiian) ( Anous minutus melanogenys)
Avilist 2025:
Anous minutus melanogenys [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Anous minutus

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Afrikaans: Swartbruinsterretjie (melanogenys)
Azerbaijani: Qara başəyən susüpürən (melanogenys yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Черна магеланова чайка (ssp. melanogenys)
Catalan: nodi negre (melanogenys)
Czech: nody bělotemenný (ssp. melanogenys)
Danish: Sort Noddy (ssp. melanogenys)
German: Weißkopfnoddi (melanogenys)
English: Black Noddy (Hawaiian), Black Noddy (melanogenys)
English (Avilist): Black Noddy (melanogenys)
English (Hawaii): Noio - Black Noddy (melanogenys)
English, HBW: Black Noddy (melanogenys)
English, Hawaii: Noio - Black Noddy (melanogenys)
English (IOC): Black Noddy (melanogenys)
English (United States): Black Noddy (melanogenys)
Spanish: Tiñosa Menuda (melanogenys)
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín de corona blanca (melanogenys)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Tiñosa Negra (melanogenys)
Spanish (Ecuador): Charrán Negro (melanogenys)
Spanish (Spain): Tiñosa Menuda (melanogenys)
Spanish (HBW): Black Noddy (melanogenys)
Spanish (Honduras): Charrán Negro (melanogenys)
Spanish (Mexico): Charrán Corona Blanca (melanogenys)
Spanish (Panama): Tiñosa Negra (melanogenys)
Spanish (Peru): Tiñosa Negra (melanogenys)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Cervera Negra (melanogenys)
Spanish (Venezuela): Tiñosa Chocora (melanogenys)
Estonian: tume-tõmmutiir (ssp. melanogenys)
Finnish: tummaruskotiira (melanogenys)
French: Noddi noir (forme d'Hawaï), Noddi noir (Hawaï), Noddi noir (melanogenys)
French (Guyane): Noddi noir (melanogenys)
Croatian: bjelokapa čigra (melanogenys)
Indonesian: Camar-angguk hitam (melanogenys)
Icelandic: Svartþerna (melanogenys)
Japanese (romaji): himekuroajisashi (melanogenys)
Japanese: ヒメクロアジサシ (melanogenys), ヒメクロアジサシ(melanogenys)
Scientific: Anous hawaiiensis, Anous melanogenys, Anous minutus melanogenys, Anoüs minutus melanogenys
Dutch: Witkapnoddy (melanogenys)
Norwegian: svartnoddy (melanogenys)
Polish: rybołówka atolowa (melanogenys)
Portuguese (Brazil): trinta-réis-preto (melanogenys)
Portuguese (Portugal): nodi-preto (melanogenys), Tinhosa-preta (melanogenys)
Russian: Чёрная кланяющаяся крачка (melanogenys)
Slovak: nody havajský, nody havajský (skup.)
Slovenian: Sajasti nodi (melanogenys)
Serbian: Crni nodi (melanogenys)
Swedish: svart noddy (melanogenys)
Turkish: Kara nodi (melanogenys), Küçük Nodi (melanogenys)
Ukrainian: Крячок атоловий (підвид melanogenys)
Chinese: 玄燕鸥 (melanogenys)
Chinese (Hong Kong): 玄燕鷗 (melanogenys)
Chinese (Traditional): 黑玄燕鷗(melanogenys)

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