Black Noddy vs Red Balau

Anous minutus compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Black Noddy is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Laridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Anous	Shorea
Species	Anous minutus	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.