Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) pair resting on cliff ledge Punta Vicente Roca Isabela Galapagos Ecuador Pacific Ocean South Americ

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The Brown Noddy or Common Noddy (Anous stolidus) is a tropical colonial seabird from the tern family. Worldwide distribution, ranging from Hawaii to the Tuamotu Archipelago and Australia in the Pacific Ocean, from the Red Sea to the Seychelles and Australia in the Indian Ocean and in the Caribbean to Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean. It nests on cliffs, trees and shrubs.

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Location: Punta Vicente Roca Isabela Galapagos Ecuador Pacific Ocean South America May
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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