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

Blue Noddy (teretirostris)

Anous ceruleus teretirostris (de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1841)

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1841)

Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 4 p.242

Protonym:
Sterna teretirostris

Type locality:
No locality; Paumotu Group designated as type locality by Mathews, Bds. Austr., 2, p. 430.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19646#page/250/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
F260102C191BB051

Avibase ID:
avibase-F260102C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F260102C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824958

Geographic range:

Anous ceruleus teretirostris: Tuamotu Archipelago, Cook, Austral, and Society islands

Source: Clements checklist

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

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Anous ceruleus teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Anous ceruleus teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Anous ceruleus teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Anous ceruleus teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue Noddy (teretirostris) ( Anous ceruleus teretirostris)
Avilist 2025: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Anous ceruleus teretirostris [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Procelsterna cerulea teretirostris [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Anous ceruleus

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