Réunion Night-Heron vs Ascension Night-heron
Nycticorax duboisi comparado con Nycticorax olsoni
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Réunion Night-Heron | Ascension Night-heron |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Nycticorax duboisi | Nycticorax olsoni |
| Orden | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Familia | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Estado de conservación | Extinct | Not Evaluated |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | — | — |
| Peso | — | 624,57 g (22.03 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Ninguno
Réunion Night-Heron only
Ascension Night-heron only
Estado de conservación
Réunion Night-Heron
Ascension 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 …
Ascension Night-heron
The Ascension Night-heron was a flightless heron known from subfossil remains on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Weighing an estimated 624g, it was likely driven to extinction by human activity and introduced predators. It is currently listed as Not Evaluated by conservation assessments.