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Rodrigues Night Heron
Nycticorax megacephalus (Milne-Edwards, A 1874)
The Rodrigues night heron is an extinct species of heron formerly occurring on the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Nycticorax
Scientific:
Nycticorax megacephalus
Original description
Citation:
(Milne-Edwards, A 1874)
Reference:
Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool.
ser.5, t.19, no.2-3 p.10, 1-31, pl.14
Protonym:
Ardea megacephala
Type locality:
Rodriguez Island
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103321#page/417/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
9BF5478334F5BEDF
Avibase ID:
avibase-9BF54783
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9BF54783
Taxonomic Serial Number:
EXTINCT
English:
Rodrigues Night-heron
Afrikaans:
Rodriguesnagreier
Bulgarian:
Родригеска нощна чапла
Catalan:
Martinet de nit de l'illa Rodriguez
Czech:
kvakoš rodriguezský
Danish:
Rodrigues Nathejre
German:
Rodrigues-Nachtreiher
Esperanto:
rodriga noktardeo
Spanish:
Martinete de Rodrigues
Spanish (Spain):
Martinete de Rodrigues
Estonian:
rodriguese ööhaigur
Finnish:
rodriguesinyöhaikara
French:
Bihoreau de Rodrigues
Croatian:
rodrigeški gak
Hungarian:
rodriguez-szigeti bakcsó
Italian:
Nitticora di Rodrigues
Japanese:
ロドリゲスゴイサギ
Dutch:
Rodrigueskwak
Norwegian:
rodriguesnatthegre
Polish:
ślepowron wielkogłowy
Portuguese:
goraz-da-rodrigues
Portuguese (Portugal):
goraz-de-rodrigues
Russian:
Родригесская кваква
Slovak:
chavkoš rodrigueský
Serbian:
Gak sa ostrva Rodrigez
Swedish:
rodriguesnatthäger
Turkish:
Rodrigez gece balıkçılı
Ukrainian:
Квак родригійський
Chinese:
罗德里格斯夜鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
羅德里圭斯夜鷺
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Avilist 2025: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Rodrigues Night-Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Rodrigues Night-Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Clements, version 2025: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Rodrigues Night-Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| eBird version 2019: Rodrigues Night-Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| eBird version 2021: Rodrigues Night-Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| eBird version 2022: Rodrigues Night-Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| eBird version 2023: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| eBird version 2024: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| eBird version 2025: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rodrigues Night-heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Rodrigues Night Heron ( Nycticorax megacephalus) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: fossil species (extinct)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Rodriguesnagreier
Bulgarian: Родригеска нощна чапла
Catalan: Martinet de nit de l'illa Rodriguez
Czech: kvakoš rodriguezský
Danish: Rodrigues Nathejre
German: Rodrigues-Nachtreiher, Rodriguez-Nachtreiher
English: Rodrigues Night Heron, Rodrigues Night-heron
[ENAV]: Rodrigues Night Heron
English, HBW: Rodrigues Night-heron
English (IOC): Rodrigues Night Heron
English (Kenya): Rodrigues Night Heron
English (United States): Rodrigues Night-Heron
Esperanto: rodriga noktardeo
Spanish: Martinete de Rodrigues, Martinete de Rodríguez
Spanish (Spain): Martinete de Rodrigues
Estonian: rodriguese ööhaigur
Finnish: rodriguesinyöhaikara, Rodriguessaarenyöhaikara
French: Bihoreau de Rodrigues
French (Guyane): Bihoreau de Rodrigues
Croatian: rodrigeški gak
Hungarian: rodriguez-szigeti bakcsó
Italian: Nitticora di Rodrigues
Japanese: ロドリゲスゴイサギ
Kirghiz: Родригес түнчү кытаны
Scientific: Ardea megacephala, Ardea megacephala, Nycticorax megacephalus, Nycticorax megacephalus
Dutch: Rodrigueskwak, Rodriguezkwak
Norwegian: rodriguesnatthegre
Polish: slepowron wielkoglowy, ślepowron wielkogłowy
Portuguese: goraz-da-rodrigues
Portuguese (Portugal): goraz-de-rodrigues
Russian: Большеголовая кваква, Кваква большеголовая (исчезнувший вид), Родригесская кваква
Slovak: chavkoš rodrigueský
Serbian: Gak sa ostrva Rodrigez
Swedish: Rodriguesnatthäger
Turkish: Rodrigez gece balıkçılı
Ukrainian: Квак родригійський
Chinese: 罗德里格斯夜鹭, 羅德里格斯夜鷺
Chinese (Traditional): 羅德里圭斯夜鷺
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