Agami Heron vs Rodrigues Night-Heron

Agamia agami so với Nycticorax megacephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Agami Heron Rodrigues Night-Heron
Tên Khoa Học Agamia agami Nycticorax megacephalus
Bộ Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Họ Ardeidae Ardeidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Extinct
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 54,7 cm (21.5 in)
Khối Lượng 527,5 g (18.61 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Agami Heron only

Rodrigues Night-Heron only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Agami Heron

Extinct

Rodrigues 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.

Rodrigues Night-Heron

The Rodrigues Night-Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) is an extinct species of night-heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the island of Rodrigues in the Mascarene island group in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The species is known from subfossil and fossil bones, supplemented by historical accounts by French colonists and castaways who visited or were stranded on Rodrigues in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The scientific name megacephalus means 'large-headed' in Greek, a morphological feature noted in the skeletal …

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