Yellow Bittern vs Ascension Night-heron

Ixobrychus sinensis 비교 대상 Nycticorax olsoni

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Yellow Bittern Ascension Night-heron
학명 Ixobrychus sinensis Nycticorax olsoni
Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae Ardeidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 25.9 cm (10.2 in)
체중 91.5 g (3.23 oz) 624.57 g (22.03 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 3-7 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Yellow Bittern only

Ascension Night-heron only

없음

보전 상태

Least Concern

Yellow Bittern

Not Evaluated

Ascension Night-heron

About These Birds

Yellow Bittern

The Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) is a small heron of the family Ardeidae widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Adult males have a distinctive pale tawny-yellow to buff-brown upperparts and a dark blackish-brown cap, contrasting with cream to buff underparts with brown streaking along the central breast and throat. The large, pale yellowish wing patches conspicuous in flight are a useful field mark. Females are more heavily streaked brown. Total length is 30–40 cm, making it …

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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