Stripe-backed Bittern vs Réunion Night-Heron

Ixobrychus involucris 比較対象 Nycticorax duboisi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Stripe-backed Bittern Réunion Night-Heron
学名 Ixobrychus involucris Nycticorax duboisi
Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Ardeidae
保全状況 Least Concern Extinct
体長
翼開長 23.1 cm (9.1 in)
体重 87.58333333333333 g (3.09 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-5 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Stripe-backed Bittern only

Réunion Night-Heron only

None

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保全状況

Least Concern

Stripe-backed Bittern

Extinct

Réunion Night-Heron

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About These Birds

Stripe-backed Bittern

The Stripe-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) is a small, secretive member of the family Ardeidae found in South America. It is one of the least frequently observed bitterns in its range owing to its cryptic plumage, secretive habits, and preference for dense wetland vegetation. Adults are pale buff to yellowish on the underparts with dark brownish streaking, and show distinctive dark stripes down the back between white or buff stripes — the pattern responsible for the common name. The upperparts are …

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 …

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