Noddy (character) Noddy (character) Noddy is a fictional character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. Noddy was illustrated by the Dutch artist Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek from 1949 until his death in 1953, after which the work was continued by Peter Wienk. Television shows based on the character have run on British television since 1955 and continue to appear to this day. The first book explains Noddy's origins. He was made by a woodcarver in a toy store but ran away after the man began to make a wooden lion, which scared
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