Madagascar Heron vs Rodrigues Night-Heron

Ardea humbloti dibandingkan dengan Nycticorax megacephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Madagascar Heron Rodrigues Night-Heron
Nama Ilmiah Ardea humbloti Nycticorax megacephalus
Ordo Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Famili Ardeidae Ardeidae
Status Konservasi Endangered Extinct
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 89,8 cm (35.4 in)
Berat 1060,0 g (37.39 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Madagascar Heron only

Rodrigues Night-Heron only

None

Status Konservasi

Endangered

Madagascar Heron

Extinct

Rodrigues Night-Heron

About These Birds

Rodrigues Night-Heron

The Rodrigues Night-Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) is an extinct species of night-heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the island of Rodrigues in the Mascarene island group in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The species is known from subfossil and fossil bones, supplemented by historical accounts by French colonists and castaways who visited or were stranded on Rodrigues in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The scientific name megacephalus means 'large-headed' in Greek, a morphological feature noted in the skeletal …

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