Avibase: Anous ceruleus murphyi (Blue Noddy (murphyi))

Blue Noddy (murphyi)

Anous ceruleus murphyi (Mougin, J-L; de Naurois, R 1981)

Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Anous
Scientific:
  Anous ceruleus murphyi

Original description

Citation:
(Mougin, J-L; de Naurois, R 1981)

Reference:
Ois. Rev. Franç. Orn. (n.s.), 51 p.203

Protonym:
Procelsterna cerulea murphyi

Type locality:
île Manui (archipel des Gambier). Collecté par J.-L. Moua, le 7 mai 1966

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/322148#page/29/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CCD266281358EDAD

Avibase ID:
avibase-CCD26628

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CCD26628

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824955

Geographic range:

Anous ceruleus murphyi: Gambier Islands (southeastern Tuamotus)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blue Noddy (murphyi)
French:
Noddi bleu (murphyi)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Anous ceruleus murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Anous ceruleus murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Anous ceruleus murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Anous ceruleus murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Procelsterna cerulea murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Procelsterna cerulea murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Procelsterna cerulea murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Procelsterna cerulea murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Procelsterna cerulea murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Procelsterna cerulea murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Procelsterna cerulea murphyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue Noddy (murphyi) ( Anous ceruleus murphyi)
Avilist 2025: Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
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Clements, version 2023: Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Procelsterna cerulea murphyi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Procelsterna cerulea murphyi [version 1]
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Procelsterna cerulea murphyi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Procelsterna cerulea murphyi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Procelsterna cerulea murphyi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Procelsterna cerulea murphyi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Anous ceruleus murphyi [version 1]
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Procelsterna cerulea murphyi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Procelsterna cerulea murphyi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Anous ceruleus

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