Madagascar Heron vs Rodrigues Night-Heron
Ardea humbloti compared with Nycticorax megacephalus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Madagascar Heron | Rodrigues Night-Heron |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Ardea humbloti | Nycticorax megacephalus |
| Order | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Conservation Status | Endangered | Extinct |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 89.8 cm (35.4 in) | — |
| Weight | 1060.0 g (37.39 oz) | — |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | 3 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Conservation Status
Endangered
Madagascar Heron
Extinct
Rodrigues Night-Heron
About These Birds
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 …