Wildlifeof Thailand
Brown Noddy
Laridae
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Anous stolidus
Basic stats
Diet
Small fish and squid
Habitat
Tropical ocean and breeding islands
Range
Tropical oceans worldwide
The brown noddy is a dark chocolate-brown tern with a pale grey-white cap, stout bill and wedge-shaped tail. It ranges across tropical oceans, feeding on small fish and squid picked from the surface or caught in shallow plunges. Colonies breed on islands, placing a simple nest in trees, shrubs, cliffs or on the ground depending on the site (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Brown Noddy eat?
- Small fish and squid
- What habitat does the Brown Noddy live in?
- Tropical ocean and breeding islands
- Where is the Brown Noddy found?
- Tropical oceans worldwide