Black Noddy vs Waved Pincertail

Anous minutus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Black Noddy is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Laridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Anous	Onychogomphus
Species	Anous minutus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Noddy and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.