Agami Heron vs Rodrigues Night-Heron
Agamia agami compared with Nycticorax megacephalus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Agami Heron | Rodrigues Night-Heron |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Agamia agami | Nycticorax megacephalus |
| Order | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Conservation Status | Near Threatened | Extinct |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 54.7 cm (21.5 in) | — |
| Weight | 527.5 g (18.61 oz) | — |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | 2-4 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Conservation Status
Agami Heron
Rodrigues 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.
Rodrigues Night-Heron
The Rodrigues Night-Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) is an extinct species of night-heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the island of Rodrigues in the Mascarene island group in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The species is known from subfossil and fossil bones, supplemented by historical accounts by French colonists and castaways who visited or were stranded on Rodrigues in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The scientific name megacephalus means 'large-headed' in Greek, a morphological feature noted in the skeletal …