Guide to North American Birds
Family Gulls and Terns
Among the thousands of Brown Noddies at the Dry Tortugas, Florida, one or two Black Noddies have been found in most years since 1960. This tropical tern, slightly smaller and darker than the Brown Noddy, has not yet been proven to nest there.

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Text © Kenn Kaufman, adapted from
Lives of North American Birds

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