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