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Observation of Black Noddies Anous minutus swallowing coral pebbles on a Polynesian atoll.
Citation
DUCATEZ, S. & DEVORE, J.L. (2026). Observation of Black Noddies Anous minutus swallowing coral pebbles on a Polynesian atoll.
Marine Ornithology, 54(1),
29-31.
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.54.1.1686
Received 03 August 2025, accepted 22 September 2025
Date Published: 2026/04/15
Date Online: 2026/04/15
Keywords: gastrolith, geophagy, Laridae, seabird, stomach stone, Tetiʻaroa
Abstract
We report the observation of Black Noddies Anous minutus ingurgitating small pieces of coral debris on top of beachrock on the atoll of Tetiʻaroa, 50 km north of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
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