Madagascar Heron vs New Zealand Little Bittern

Ardea humbloti 比較対象 Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

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属性 Madagascar Heron New Zealand Little Bittern
学名 Ardea humbloti Ixobrychus novaezelandiae
Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Ardeidae
保全状況 Endangered Extinct
体長
翼開長 89.8 cm (35.4 in)
体重 1060.0 g (37.39 oz) 104.5 g (3.69 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3 2-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Madagascar Heron only

None

New Zealand Little Bittern only

保全状況

Endangered

Madagascar Heron

Extinct

New Zealand Little Bittern

About These Birds

New Zealand Little Bittern

The New Zealand Little Bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) is an extinct species of small heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the North Island, South Island, and possibly other islands of New Zealand. Known from subfossil bones and a small number of specimens collected in the nineteenth century, this bittern appears to have been similar in general structure to other small Ixobrychus bitterns but with plumage that reportedly differed from its congeners, showing more brownish and streaked tones. It …

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