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The species Ascension Night Heron is extinct. |
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- Nycticorax olsoni
Identification
Seemingly a smaller species of Night Heron.
Distribution
Formerly on Ascension Island (extinct, probably within the last 500 years).
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Behaviour
Presumably with reduced ability to fly.
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ascension Night Heron. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ascension_Night_Heron
External Links
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