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Rodrigues Night Heron Nycticorax megacephalus



Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

Authority: (Milne-Edwards, 1873)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius, but is now Extinct having been last recorded in 1726, and mentioned as absent in 1761. The cause of extinction is unknown, but hunting and introduced predators undoubtedly played a role.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rodrigues Night Heron Nycticorax megacephalus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rodrigues-night-heron-nycticorax-megacephalus on 07/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 07/12/2024.