Procelsterna cerulea

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Charadriiformes
Subordo: Lari
Familia: Sternidae
Genus: Procelsterna
Species: Procelsterna cerulea
Subspecies: P. c. cerulea - P. c. murphyi - P. c. nebouxi - P. c. saxatilis - P. c. teretirostris

Name

Procelsterna cerulea (F.D. Bennett, 1840)

Reference

Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe, from the year 1833 to 1836. Comprising sketches of Polynesia, California, the Indian Archipelago, etc. 2 p.248

Vernacular
Česky: Nody šedý
English: Blue Noddy, Blue-grey Noddy
lea faka-Tonga: ngongo pulupulū
日本語: ハイイロアジサシ

he Blue Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea) is a species of tern in the Sternidae family. It is also known as the Blue-grey Noddy.

It is found in American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga (Niua), Tuvalu and Hawaii. It has occurred as a vagrant in Australia and Japan. Its natural habitat is open, shallow seas in tropical and subtropical regions.

The Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta) replaces it to the south of its range; the two were formerly considered to be a single species but are now often split.
References

BirdLife International 2004. Procelsterna cerulea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.