White-bellied Heron vs Réunion Night-Heron
Ardea insignis comparado com Nycticorax duboisi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | White-bellied Heron | Réunion Night-Heron |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Ardea insignis | Nycticorax duboisi |
| Ordem | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Família | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Estado de conservação | Critically Endangered | Extinct |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 107,7 cm (42.4 in) | — |
| Peso | 2024,0 g (71.39 oz) | — |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamanho da postura | 2-4 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Estado de conservação
Critically Endangered
White-bellied Heron
Extinct
Réunion 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 …