Genus

Noddies

Anous

3 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
GenusAnous (Noddies)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Anous stolidus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Anous minutus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anous tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Noddies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Brown Noddy			~70%
	Black Noddy			~20%
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~60%
	Brown Noddy			~60%
3	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Brown Noddy			~10%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
5	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~10%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
	Lesser Noddy			Insufficient data
6	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Brown Noddy			~10%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
	Lesser Noddy			<5%
9	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Black Noddy			Insufficient data
	Brown Noddy			<5%
10	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
	Black Noddy			<5%
11	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
12	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
	Lesser Noddy			Insufficient data
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
15	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
18	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
19	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
20	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Brown Noddy			<5%
	Lesser Noddy			Insufficient data
22	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
23	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Black Noddy			Insufficient data
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
24	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
25	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
26	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Brown Noddy			Insufficient data

Noddies

Species in this group

Brown Noddy

Black Noddy

Lesser Noddy

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Noddies

Parks Ranked