Réunion Night-Heron vs Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax duboisi compared with Nycticorax nycticorax
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Réunion Night-Heron | Black-crowned Night Heron |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Nycticorax duboisi | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Order | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Conservation Status | Extinct | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | — | 57.1 cm (22.5 in) |
| Weight | — | 779.425 g (27.49 oz) |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | -- | 1-8 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Conservation Status
Réunion Night-Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
About These Birds
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 …
Black-crowned Night Heron
The Black-crowned Night Heron is a stocky, medium-sized heron with a distinctive black crown and back, grey wings, and white underparts, found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. It inhabits a wide range of wetlands including marshes, swamps, rivers, and coastal areas, feeding nocturnally on fish, frogs, invertebrates, and small mammals. It nests colonially in trees or shrubs near water.