Brown Noddy
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Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
40 Verified records at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown noddy, common noddy or noddy tern (Anous stolidus) is a seabird in the family Laridae. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related black noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black. The brown noddy is a tropical seabird with a 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. The brown noddy is colonial, usually nesting on elevated situations on cliffs or in short trees or shrubs. It only occasionally nests on the ground. A single egg is laid by the female of a pair each breeding season. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Noddy sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Royal Tern

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

5–10% · With luck
Laughing Gull
LC

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

<5% · Rare
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

<5% · Rare
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

<5% · Rare
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

<5% · Rare
American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

Insufficient data
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

Insufficient data
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gelochelidon nilotica

Insufficient data
Hudsonian Whimbrel

Hudsonian Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius hudsonicus

50–60% · Likely
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

40–50% · Likely
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

20–30% · Possible
Semipalmated Plover
LC

Semipalmated Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius semipalmatus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Noddy in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Noddy sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Noddy in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

September has the highest sighting rate for Brown Noddy in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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