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Blue noddy, the Glossary

Index Blue noddy

The blue noddy or hinaokū or manuohina (Anous ceruleus) is a seabird in the family Laridae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 43 relations: American Samoa, Austral Islands, Australia, Binomial nomenclature, Clade, Cook Islands, Fiji, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Frederick Debell Bennett, French Frigate Shoals, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Gregory Mathews, Grey noddy, Habitat, Hawaii, Japan, Kiribati, Kiritimati, Laridae, Marquesas Islands, Marshall Islands, Minamitorishima, Molecular phylogenetics, Necker Island (Hawaii), New Caledonia, Nihoa, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Phoenix Islands, René de Naurois, Research vessel, Samoa, Samoan Islands, Seabird, Society Islands, Species description, Subspecies, Synonym (taxonomy), Tonga, Tuamotus, Tuvalu, United States Fish Commission, Vagrancy (biology).

  2. Anous
  3. Birds of Hawaii
  4. Birds of the Pacific Ocean
  5. Natural history of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
  6. Taxa named by Frederick Debell Bennett

American Samoa

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.

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Austral Islands

The Austral Islands (Îles Australes, officially Archipel des Australes; Tuha'a Pae.) are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of the French Republic in the South Pacific.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Binomial nomenclature

In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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Clade

In biological phylogenetics, a clade, also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a grouping of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree.

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Cook Islands

The Cook Islands (Rarotongan: Kūki ‘Airani; Kūki Airani) is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Fiji

Fiji (Viti,; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Frédéric de Lafresnaye

Baron Nöel Frédéric Armand André de Lafresnaye (24 July 1783 – 14 July 1861) was a French ornithologist and collector.

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Frederick Debell Bennett

Frederick Debell Bennett (1806–1859) was an English ship surgeon and biologist.

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French Frigate Shoals

The French Frigate Shoals (Hawaiian: Kānemilohai) is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

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French Polynesia

French Polynesia (Polynésie française; Pōrīnetia Farāni) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country.

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Gambier Islands

The Gambier Islands are an archipelago in French Polynesia, located at the southeast terminus of the Tuamotu archipelago.

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Gregory Mathews

Gregory Macalister Mathews CBE FRSE FZS FLS (10 September 1876 – 27 March 1949) was an Australian-born amateur ornithologist who spent most of his later life in England.

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Grey noddy

The grey noddy or grey ternlet (Anous albivitta) is a seabird belonging to the family Laridae. Blue noddy and grey noddy are Anous and birds of the Pacific Ocean.

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Habitat

In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Kiribati

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati (Ribaberiki Kiribati),.

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Kiritimati

Kiritimati (also known as Christmas Island) is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands.

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Laridae

Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns, noddies, skimmers, and kittiwakes.

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Marquesas Islands

The Marquesas Islands (Îles Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises; Marquesan: Te HenuaEnana (North Marquesan) and Te FenuaEnata (South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean.

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Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands (Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Minamitorishima

sometimes Minami-Tori-shima or Minami-Torishima, also known as Marcus Island, is an isolated Japanese coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, located some southeast of Tokyo and east of the closest Japanese island, South Iwo Jima of the Volcano Islands, and nearly on a straight line between mainland Tokyo and Wake Island, further to the east-southeast.

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Molecular phylogenetics

Molecular phylogenetics is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships.

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Necker Island (Hawaii)

Necker Island (Mokumanamana "branched island") is a small island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

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New Caledonia

New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a ''sui generis'' collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about east of Australia, and from Metropolitan France.

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Nihoa

Nihoa (Nīhoa or Nihoa), also known as Bird Island or Moku Manu, is the tallest of ten islands and atolls in the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI).

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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or Leeward Hawaiian Islands are a series of islands and atolls in the Hawaiian island chain located northwest of the islands of Kauai and Niokinaihau.

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Phoenix Islands

The Phoenix Islands, or Rawaki, are a group of eight atolls and two submerged coral reefs that lie east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa.

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René de Naurois

Abbé René de Naurois (24 November 1906 – 12 January 2006) was a French Catholic priest, chaplain, and ornithologist.

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Research vessel

A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea.

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Samoa

Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua).

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Samoan Islands

The Samoan Islands (Motu o Sāmoa) are an archipelago covering in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and of the wider region of Oceania.

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Seabird

Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment.

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Society Islands

The Society Islands (Îles de la Société, officially Archipel de la Société; Tōtaiete mā) are an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean that includes the major islands of Tahiti, Mookinaorea, Raiatea, Bora Bora and Huahine.

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Species description

A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Synonym (taxonomy)

The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.

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Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania.

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Tuamotus

The Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands (Îles Tuamotu, officially Archipel des Tuamotu) are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean.

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Tuvalu

Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia.

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United States Fish Commission

The United States Fish Commission, formally known as the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, was an agency of the United States government created in 1871 to investigate, promote, and preserve the fisheries of the United States.

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Vagrancy (biology)

Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby an individual animal (usually a bird) appears well outside its normal range; they are known as vagrants.

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See also

Anous

Birds of Hawaii

Birds of the Pacific Ocean

Natural history of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Taxa named by Frederick Debell Bennett

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_noddy

Also known as Anous ceruleus, Blue-gray Noddy, Blue-grey Noddy, Necker Island tern, Procelsterna cerulea.