†Nycticorax duboisi Rothschild 1907 (Réunion night heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Alternative combination: Ardea duboisi
Synonym: Nycticorax borbonensis Cowles 1994
Belongs to Nycticorax according to J. P. Hume 2013
See also Cowles 1994 and Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Nycticorax caledonicus, Nycticorax fidens, Nycticorax kalavikai, Nycticorax mauritianus, Nycticorax megacephalus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Nycticorax olsoni
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Reunion (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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