Réunion Night-Heron vs Mauritius Night-Heron

Nycticorax duboisi 比較対象 Nycticorax mauritianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Réunion Night-Heron Mauritius Night-Heron
学名 Nycticorax duboisi Nycticorax mauritianus
Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Ardeidae
保全状況 Extinct Extinct
体長
翼開長
体重
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Réunion Night-Heron only

None

Mauritius Night-Heron only

None

保全状況

Extinct

Réunion Night-Heron

Extinct

Mauritius Night-Heron

About These Birds

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 …

Mauritius Night-Heron

The Mauritius Night-Heron (Nycticorax mauritianus) is an extinct species of night-heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the island of Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Unlike the Réunion Night-Heron which is known only from historical description, the Mauritius Night-Heron is known from subfossil and fossil skeletal remains recovered from Mauritian sites, allowing comparative analysis of its morphology. These remains indicate a large, robust heron, substantially larger than the extant Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) of the mainland, consistent …

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