Rodrigues Night Heron
Nycticorax megacephalus
The Rodrigues Night Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) 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 megacephalus
- 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
Rodrigues Night Heron
– Wikipedia
Rodrigues Night Heron
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Rodrigues Night Heron
– Audubon.org
