Réunion night heron (SciiFii)

The Réunion night heron (Nycticorax duboisi) is a species of night heron occurring on the Mascarene island of Réunion. The Réunion night heron was once extinct since the mid-18th century, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to the Mascarene island of Réunion. The Réunion night heron is the largest Nycticorax of the Mascarene Islands and larger even than the nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus). Unlike its relatives from Mauritius and Rodrigues, it is not adapted to a terrestrial lifestyle; its wings are strong and its legs not adapted to chasing prey on foot. Instead, the Réunion night heron is adapted for an amphibious lifestyle like most night herons and it primarily feeds on fish. The conservation status of the Rodrigues night heron is Vulnerable due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Rodrigues night heron is a protected species.