Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Nycticorax > Nycticorax megacephalus

Nycticorax megacephalus (Rodrigues Night-Heron)

Synonyms: Ardea megacephala (homotypic); Nycticorax megalocephalus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Rodrigues night heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) is an extinct species of heron formerly occurring on the Mascarene island of Rodrigues.
View Wikipedia Record: Nycticorax megacephalus

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Nycticorax megacephalus

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0