Black Noddy vs Root-headed Centaury

Anous minutus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Black Noddy is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Laridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anous	Centaurea
Species	Anous minutus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

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.