Rodrigues night heron
| Rodrigues Night Heron † | ||||||||||
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| Nycticorax megacephalus | ||||||||||
| ( Milne-Edwards , 1873) |
The Rodrigues night heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus ) is only known from an old travelogue by François Leguat , who described it in the 17th century. The heron had limited flight capabilities and laid greenish eggs; its plumage resembled that of the common night heron . The Rodrigues night heron was a good runner and bad flier.
literature
- James A. Kushlan & James A. Hancock: Herons . Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0198549814
Web links
- Nycticorax megacephalus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 31 of 2009.