Black Noddy vs Lesser Crested Tern

Anous minutus compared with Thalasseus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Black Noddy is Least Concern while Lesser Crested Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Laridae	Laridae
Genus	Anous	Thalasseus
Species	Anous minutus	Thalasseus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Noddy and Lesser Crested Tern share a common ancestor at the Family level: Laridae.

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crested Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Lesser Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Noddy

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

Lesser Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Black Noddy

The Black Noddy (Anous minutus) is a species in the genus Anous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway