The Bermuda night heron is an extinct heron species from Bermuda. It is sometimes assigned to the genus Nycticorax. It was first described by Storrs L. Olson & David B. Wingate (2006) from subfossil material found in the Pleistocene and Holocene deposits in caves and ponds of Bermuda. Its anatomy was rather similar to its living relative, the yellow-crowned night heron, but it had a heavier bill, a more massive skull and more robust hind limbs. The specialization of the bill and the hind limbs showed that it was apparently adapted to the feeding on land crabs. Source: Wikipedia
Citación:
Olson, SL; Wingate, DB 2006
Referencia:
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington
119, no.2 p.329 [326-337].
Protónimo:
Nyctanassa carcinocatactes
localidad tipo:
Bermuda, Hamilton Parish, Devil's Sinkhole, 32 20' 20.9"N 64 42'24.5"W; Quaternary and most likely Holocene
Enlace:
https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/1735/Nyctanassa.pdf#page=5
Avibase ID:
CEFC0BD65F328156
Avibase ID:
avibase-CEFC0BD6
Enlace corto:
https://avibase.ca/CEFC0BD6
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| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bermuda Night Heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bermuda Night Heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
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| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Bermuda Night Heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Bermuda Night Heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| Avilist 2025: Bermuda Night Heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Bermuda Night-heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Bermuda Night-heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Bermuda Night-heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Bermuda Night-heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Bermuda Night-heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Bermuda Night-heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
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| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bermuda Night-heron ( Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) |
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Situación Taxonómica:
Estatus de la especie: fossil species (extinct)
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