Madagascar Heron vs Mauritius Night-Heron

Ardea humbloti verglichen mit Nycticorax mauritianus

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Merkmal Madagascar Heron Mauritius Night-Heron
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardea humbloti Nycticorax mauritianus
Ordnung Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Familie Ardeidae Ardeidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 89,8 cm (35.4 in)
Gewicht 1060,0 g (37.39 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Madagascar Heron only

Mauritius Night-Heron only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Madagascar Heron

Extinct

Mauritius Night-Heron

About These Birds

Mauritius Night-Heron

The Mauritius Night-Heron (Nycticorax mauritianus) is an extinct species of night-heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the island of Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Unlike the Réunion Night-Heron which is known only from historical description, the Mauritius Night-Heron is known from subfossil and fossil skeletal remains recovered from Mauritian sites, allowing comparative analysis of its morphology. These remains indicate a large, robust heron, substantially larger than the extant Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) of the mainland, consistent …

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