# Grey noddy (*Anous albivitta*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-noddy  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The grey noddy (Anous albivitta) is a species in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 72.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 72.2 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 46 cm – 60 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Aquatic predator |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | marine |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1 |
| Lifestyle | Aerial |
| Migration | Partial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Charadriiformes
- family: Laridae
- genus: Anous
- species: *Anous albivitta* (Bonaparte, 1856)

Synonyms: *Anous albivittus*, *Procelsterna cerulea albivitta*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the grey noddy?

An adult grey noddy weighs 72.2 g and has a wingspan of 46 cm – 60 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the grey noddy live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the grey noddy for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the grey noddy?

The grey noddy (Anous albivitta) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.

## Sources

- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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