Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Ixobrychus > Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

Ixobrychus novaezelandiae (New Zealand Bittern)

Wikipedia Abstract

The New Zealand bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) is an extinct and enigmatic species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It was endemic to New Zealand and was last recorded alive in the 1890s. Common names for this species include New Zealand little bittern, spotted heron, and kaoriki (Maori). The scientific species name also has numerous junior synonyms.
View Wikipedia Record: Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  147 grams
Birth Weight [1]  11 grams
Clutch Size [1]  5
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  28 days
Incubation [1]  18 days
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  13 inches (32 cm)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  2 years

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
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