Little Blue Heron vs Réunion Night-Heron

Egretta caerulea в сравнении с Nycticorax duboisi

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Характеристика Little Blue Heron Réunion Night-Heron
Научное название Egretta caerulea Nycticorax duboisi
Отряд Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Семейство Ardeidae Ardeidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 51,6 cm (20.3 in)
Масса 352,0 g (12.42 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-5 --
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Little Blue Heron only

Réunion Night-Heron only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Little Blue 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 …

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