Little Blue Heron vs Réunion Night-Heron
Egretta caerulea comparado con Nycticorax duboisi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Little Blue Heron | Réunion Night-Heron |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Egretta caerulea | Nycticorax duboisi |
| Orden | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Familia | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Extinct |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 51,6 cm (20.3 in) | — |
| Peso | 352,0 g (12.42 oz) | — |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2-5 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Little Blue Heron only
Réunion Night-Heron only
Ninguno
Estado de conservación
Least Concern
Little Blue Heron
Extinct
Réunion 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 …