Big Ears (character) father-figure. He is described as having a white beard, red cap, blue jacket, red-and-white striped jumper and yellow-and-green trousers. His catchphrase is "You funny little Noddy!" Big Ears' character is somewhat grumpy, yet kind and compassionate. He shows great benevolence to Noddy, acting as a mentor, helping him to understand the world, and on several occasions fiercely fighting for Noddy's rights when injustice is perpetrated against him by other Toyland inhabitants. Big Ears (character) Big Ears is a fictional character from Noddy series books by Enid Blyton. In "Noddy Goes to Toyland" he introduces himself as a gnome "or a
Blue noddy was formerly placed in the genus "Procelsterna". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2016 found that the five noddies formed a single clade with the blue noddy and the grey noddy in "Procelsterna" nested between the species in the genus "Anous". The authors proposed that the noddies should be merged into a single genus "Anous" and that "Procelsterna" should be considered as a junior synonym. There are five subspecies: The grey noddy ("Anous albivitta") replaces it to the south of its range; the two were formerly considered to be a single species but are now often split. The blue noddy