Snowy Egret vs Réunion Night-Heron

Egretta thula в сравнении с Nycticorax duboisi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Snowy Egret Réunion Night-Heron
Научное название Egretta thula Nycticorax duboisi
Отряд Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Семейство Ardeidae Ardeidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Масса 370,0 g (13.05 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Snowy Egret only

Réunion Night-Heron only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Snowy Egret

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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