Eurasian Bittern vs Ascension Night-heron

Botaurus stellaris 比較対象 Nycticorax olsoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Eurasian Bittern Ascension Night-heron
学名 Botaurus stellaris Nycticorax olsoni
Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Ardeidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 64.8 cm (25.5 in)
体重 1264.0 g (44.59 oz) 624.57 g (22.03 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Eurasian Bittern only

Ascension Night-heron only

保全状況

Least Concern

Eurasian Bittern

Not Evaluated

Ascension Night-heron

About These Birds

Eurasian Bittern

The Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a large, secretive heron of the family Ardeidae, native to wetlands across the Palearctic from Europe and North Africa east across Asia to Japan and the Russian Far East. Adults are heavily streaked in brown, buff, and black, producing a cryptic pattern that allows perfect concealment in reedbeds. When alarmed, the bird adopts a characteristic freeze posture with the bill pointed skyward and the neck stretched upward, effectively mimicking a stand of reeds. Adults …

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.

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