Madagascar Heron vs New Zealand Little Bittern

Ardea humbloti в сравнении с Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

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Характеристика Madagascar Heron New Zealand Little Bittern
Научное название Ardea humbloti Ixobrychus novaezelandiae
Отряд Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Семейство Ardeidae Ardeidae
Охранный статус Endangered Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 89,8 cm (35.4 in)
Масса 1060,0 g (37.39 oz) 104,5 g (3.69 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3 2-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Madagascar Heron only

Нет

New Zealand Little Bittern only

Охранный статус

Endangered

Madagascar Heron

Extinct

New Zealand Little Bittern

About These Birds

New Zealand Little Bittern

The New Zealand Little Bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) is an extinct species of small heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the North Island, South Island, and possibly other islands of New Zealand. Known from subfossil bones and a small number of specimens collected in the nineteenth century, this bittern appears to have been similar in general structure to other small Ixobrychus bitterns but with plumage that reportedly differed from its congeners, showing more brownish and streaked tones. It …

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