Agami Heron vs Réunion Night-Heron

Agamia agami مقارنةً بـ Nycticorax duboisi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Agami Heron Réunion Night-Heron
الاسم العلمي Agamia agami Nycticorax duboisi
الرتبة Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
الفصيلة Ardeidae Ardeidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 54,7 cm (21.5 in)
الوزن 527,5 g (18.61 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Agami Heron only

Réunion Night-Heron only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Agami Heron

Extinct

Réunion Night-Heron

About These Birds

Agami Heron

The Agami Heron is a near-threatened, strikingly patterned wading bird with a wingspan of about 55 cm and a weight of around 528 g. It inhabits shaded forest streams and swampy areas in Central and South America, where it stands motionless before striking with its exceptionally long, sharp bill.

Réunion Night-Heron

The Réunion Night-Heron (Nycticorax duboisi) is an extinct species of night-heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the island of Réunion in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The species is known only from a brief historical description by the early European traveler Dubois, who visited Réunion in 1671–1672 and described a large, gray-colored bird with a white belly that was hunted and eaten by settlers. No specimens are known to exist in museum collections, and no skeletal remains have …

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