Slaty Egret vs Réunion Night-Heron

Egretta vinaceigula comparado con Nycticorax duboisi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Slaty Egret Réunion Night-Heron
Nombre científico Egretta vinaceigula Nycticorax duboisi
Orden Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Familia Ardeidae Ardeidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 45,6 cm (18.0 in)
Peso 295,0 g (10.41 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Slaty Egret only

Ninguno

Réunion Night-Heron only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Slaty Egret

Extinct

Réunion Night-Heron

About These Birds

Slaty Egret

Garceta de garganta vinosa, 60 cm. Similar a la garceta común pero con garganta rosado vinosa. Restringida a los humedales de África central y meridional. Situación reproductiva poco conocida. Vulnerable.

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 …

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