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Reunion Night Heron
Nycticorax duboisi (Rothschild, 1907)
Ardeidae — Herons, Bitterns
Reunion Night Heron, Nycticorax duboisi, was a heron of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, part of the Mascarene Islands. It is now extinct. It belonged to the Ardeidae and was described by Rothschild in 1907. Among the night herons of the Mascarenes, it was the largest, and it exceeded the nankeen night heron in size. Its wings were strong, and its legs were not suited to pursuing prey on land. Dubois recorded that it fed on fish.
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae — Herons, Bitterns
- Breeding range
- Indian Ocean: Réunion (w Mascarenes)
