Black Noddy vs Rough-faced shag

Anous minutus compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Black Noddy is Least Concern while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Laridae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Anous	Leucocarbo
Species	Anous minutus	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Noddy and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Rough-faced shag
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.

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

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

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.