Mauritius Night Heron

Nycticorax mauritianus - Bihoreau de Maurice

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Nycticorax

  • Species
    :

    mauritianus

Descriptor

Newton, E Gadow, 1893

Biometrics
  • Size
    : cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mauritius Night Heron (Nycticorax mauritianus) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Bihoreau de Maurice,
  • Martinete de Mauricio,
  • goraz-da-maurícia,
  • Mauritius-Nachtreiher,
  • mauritiusi bakcsó,
  • Mauritiuskwak,
  • mauritiusnatthäger,
  • mauritiusnatthegre,
  • chavkoš maurícijský,
  • kvakoš mauricijský,
  • Mauritiusnathejre,
  • mauritiuksenyöhaikara,
  • martinet de nit de l'illa Maurici,
  • ślepowron maurytyjski,
  • Мавританская кваква,
  • モーリシャスゴイサギ,
  • 毛里求斯夜鹭,
  • 模里西斯夜鷺,

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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