Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusAnous (Noddies)
- SpeciesAnous tenuirostris (Lesser Noddy)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Noddy at Yala National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |