Agami Heron vs Rodrigues Night-Heron

Agamia agami 比較対象 Nycticorax megacephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Agami Heron Rodrigues Night-Heron
学名 Agamia agami Nycticorax megacephalus
Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Ardeidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Extinct
体長
翼開長 54.7 cm (21.5 in)
体重 527.5 g (18.61 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Agami Heron only

Rodrigues Night-Heron only

None

保全状況

Near Threatened

Agami Heron

Extinct

Rodrigues Night-Heron

About These Birds

Agami Heron

The Agami Heron is a near-threatened, strikingly patterned wading bird with a wingspan of about 55 cm and a weight of around 528 g. It inhabits shaded forest streams and swampy areas in Central and South America, where it stands motionless before striking with its exceptionally long, sharp bill.

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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