Black Noddy
Anous minutus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusAnous (Noddies)
- SpeciesAnous minutus (Black Noddy)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Noddy sighting in Isla del Coco National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Isla del Coco National Park
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
White Tern
Gygis alba
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Noddy in Isla del Coco National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Black Noddy sighting in Isla del Coco National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Noddy in Isla del Coco National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black Noddy in Isla del Coco National Park in our monthly data.