Mauritius Night Heron
Nycticorax mauritianus
The Mauritius Night Heron (Nycticorax mauritianus) is an extinct species of bird (Aves) in the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) and order Pelecaniformes (Ibises).
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Ardeidae
- Genus: Nycticorax
- Species: Nycticorax mauritianus
- Genus: Nycticorax
- Family: Ardeidae
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Nycticorax
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Mauritius Night Heron
Nycticorax mauritianus
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Reunion Night Heron
Nycticorax duboisi
Rodrigues Night Heron
Nycticorax megacephalus
External Links
Mauritius Night Heron
– Wikipedia
Mauritius Night Heron
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Mauritius Night Heron
– Audubon.org
