Agami Heron vs Réunion Night-Heron

Agamia agami comparado com Nycticorax duboisi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Agami Heron Réunion Night-Heron
Nome científico Agamia agami Nycticorax duboisi
Ordem Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Família Ardeidae Ardeidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 54,7 cm (21.5 in)
Peso 527,5 g (18.61 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Agami Heron only

Réunion Night-Heron only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Agami Heron

Extinct

Réunion Night-Heron

About These Birds

Agami Heron

The Agami Heron is a near-threatened, strikingly patterned wading bird with a wingspan of about 55 cm and a weight of around 528 g. It inhabits shaded forest streams and swampy areas in Central and South America, where it stands motionless before striking with its exceptionally long, sharp bill.

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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