Madagascar Heron vs Réunion Night-Heron
Ardea humbloti comparé à Nycticorax duboisi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Madagascar Heron | Réunion Night-Heron |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Ardea humbloti | Nycticorax duboisi |
| Ordre | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Famille | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Statut de conservation | Endangered | Extinct |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 89,8 cm (35.4 in) | — |
| Poids | 1060,0 g (37.39 oz) | — |
| Régime alimentaire | -- | -- |
| Taille de la couvée | 3 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Statut de conservation
Endangered
Madagascar 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 …